A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

Loving him was easy. Trusting him was deadly.

Rating

No ratings yet

Release Date

4/26/1991

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$15,400,000

Homepage

-
Backdrop Image

How It Feels

Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.

A claustrophobic cat-and-mouse game where a fortune-hunting sociopath infiltrates a grieving family while his victim's twin sister closes in on the truth. The film winds tighter with each false move, building to an inevitable reckoning.

Mood

TenseParanoidDread-soaked

Themes

BetrayalObsessionCrimeRevenge

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

High-contrastStylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

No reviews yet

Be the first to review A Kiss Before Dying.

Recommendations

Ranked by what each one shares with this film, with the reason on every card.

Shares crew

Shares crew · A similar mood

Shares crew

A similar mood

A similar mood

A similar mood

A similar mood

A similar mood

Feels similar

A similar mood

A similar mood

A similar mood

A similar mood

A similar mood

Feels similar

A similar mood

Shares crew · A similar mood

Feels similar

Shares crew

A similar mood