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Black Widow (1986)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:9

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The black widow spider mates to kill--and so does the femme fatale of this noir thriller. Catharine (Theresa Russell) makes quite a glamorous living by marrying well and then carefully murdering... The black widow spider mates to kill--and so does the femme fatale of this noir thriller. Catharine (Theresa Russell) makes quite a glamorous living by marrying well and then carefully murdering her devoted husbands after ensuring that her name's on the will. No one suspects that the beautiful and affluent widow is actually a killer, as she hides her tracks well, using undetectable poisons. But her luck turns when federal agent Alexandra Barnes (Debra Winger) takes a closer look into the case and suspects she's found a serial killer. Soon Barnes books a flight to Hawaii, where Catharine's doing her mourning in the sun, and discovers that the widow has already gotten her claws into a highly successful hotel tycoon. However, Barnes quickly becomes obsessed with both her alluring subject and with the sophisticated businessman--a situation Catharine is sure to exploit. Like THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, director Bob Rafelson's BLACK WIDOW refers to an earlier noir film of the same name (directed by Nunnally Johnson in 1954), though similarities stop at the ruthless title character. [More]

Starring: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Nicol Williamson

Starring: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Nicol Williamson, Dennis Hopper

Director: Bob Rafelson

Director: Bob Rafelson

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05/29/06
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06/03/05
Thomas Delapa
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Boulder Weekly

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06/02/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The performances by Theresa Russell and Debra Winger were superb.

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07/20/04
Dennis Schwartz
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Sarah Chauncey
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03/12/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Black Widow is an engaging and mesmerizing psychological thriller.

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02/03/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A smart, twisty, stylish thriller with a good Debra Winger performance.

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Blake Davis
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Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Weaves quite an intriguing web

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
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Stylish and sleek, yet also rather slow.

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07/25/02
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