Underplayed Gems

Malice (1993)

Malice poster
Directed by
Harold Becker
Genre
mystery film, neo-noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 516 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A newlywed couple rents out part of their home to a charismatic surgeon. When a medical emergency threatens the wife's life, the surgeon's involvement sets off a chain of dark revelations.

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What happens

Malice is a 1993 crime thriller film produced and directed by Harold Becker, and written by Aaron Sorkin and Scott Frank, from a story by Jonas McCord. It stars Nicole Kidman and Bill Pullman as a newlywed couple whose lives are upturned after they rent part of their home to a cavalier surgeon played by Alec Baldwin. The cast also features Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, and Tobin Bell. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Canada. Malice was released by Columbia Pictures on October 1, 1993. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, grossing $61 million worldwide on a budget of $20 million. It proved successful in the video rental market, becoming one of the top 20 rented films in the United States for 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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