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Single White Female
1992
Traumatized by the discovery that her live-in fiance has cheated on her with his ex-wife, Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) decides to find a roommate to share her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. After interviewing candidates, beautiful, sophisticated career woman Allison settles on Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a .. Read more
| Starring | Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman |
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| Director | Barbet Schroeder |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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Jennifer Jason Leigh plays the lodger from hell who makes nice Bridget Fonda's life a misery in this ludicrous but hugely enjoyable thriller from director Barbet Schroeder. Based on John Lutz's novel, this has Fonda as a chic Manhattanite looking for a roommate, and Leigh as the shy, frumpy “perfect” candidate. That is, until she starts dressing like Fonda and even tries to steal her boyfriend. You may be able to guess the end from the first five minutes, but that doesn't make it any less enthralling, and it should certainly win a few plaudits for the most ingenious use of a stiletto heel in a movie.
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Well-done thriller, but its subject-matter is too familiar from too many recent films to cause much in the way of a frisson.
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"...Barbet Schroeder's direction and two exceptional leads make FEMALE the best of the bunch..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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12 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Too good to miss
Any movie in which Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh take their kit off, not once, but several times, cannot be all bad and this movie could never be ... more
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6 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Our rating was 3
We didn't really like this at all. The acting was rubbish, ever so predictable, and not in a good way and too much pointless nudity. Don't get us ... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
YOU GOTTA RENT THIS ONE!
This film had me hooked from start to finish. A really good story throughout about a very disturbed woman who moves into a house with a newly SWF (Single White ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Lodger from hell
I can't believe that it was really 14 years ago that I saw this in the cinema, although close attention to the period details in the film proves that it was... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
classic
i watch this years ago and thought it was gonna be a bit dated but i must admit i really enjoyed it.
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12 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Too good to miss
Any movie in which Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh take their kit off, not once, but several times, cannot be all bad and this movie could never be ... more
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6 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Our rating was 3
We didn't really like this at all. The acting was rubbish, ever so predictable, and not in a good way and too much pointless nudity. Don't get us ... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
YOU GOTTA RENT THIS ONE!
This film had me hooked from start to finish. A really good story throughout about a very disturbed woman who moves into a house with a newly SWF (Single White ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Scary!
This film starts normally with two girls sharing a flat but works up to a terrific climax. It certainly is well worth viewing.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Lodger from hell
I can't believe that it was really 14 years ago that I saw this in the cinema, although close attention to the period details in the film proves that it was... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Superb!
An afternoon in front of the telly well spent, gripping from early on right to the end.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Excellent
A must rented movie to watch as i could watch this over & over again as was interesting to watch from the beginning to end.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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Classic Thriller!
Saw this years ago and was well worth watching again.
Strong performances from both the two leading ladies.
Good suspense throughout and ... more
Critics' reviews (5)
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Jennifer Jason Leigh plays the lodger from hell who makes nice Bridget Fonda's life a misery in this ludicrous but hugely enjoyable thriller from director Barbet Schroeder. Based on John Lutz's novel, this has Fonda as a chic Manhattanite looking for a roommate, and Leigh as the shy, frumpy “perfect” candidate. That is, until she starts dressing like Fonda and even tries to steal her boyfriend. You may be able to guess the end from the first five minutes, but that doesn't make it any less enthralling, and it should certainly win a few plaudits for the most ingenious use of a stiletto heel in a movie.
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Well-done thriller, but its subject-matter is too familiar from too many recent films to cause much in the way of a frisson.
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"...Barbet Schroeder's direction and two exceptional leads make FEMALE the best of the bunch..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
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When career girl Allie (Fonda) learns that her lover Sam (Weber) has slept with his ex, she turfs him out and... read more on Time Out
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"...Smooth, entertaining and believably sophisticated....Both actresses are exceptionally good..."
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Single White Female
Traumatized by the discovery that her live-in fiance has cheated on her with his ex-wife, Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) decides to find a roommate to share her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. After interviewing candidates, beautiful, sophisticated career woman Allison settles on Hedra ...
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