Single White Female

1992

Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

43
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 49 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 44% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 45345 45.3K

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Plot summary

Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.

Director

Barbet Schroeder Photo
Barbet Schroeder

Top cast

Tara Karsian Photo
Tara Karsian as Mannish Applicant
Frances Bay Photo
Frances Bay as Elderly Neighbor
Jennifer Jason Leigh Photo
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Hedra Carlson
Kenneth Tobey Photo
Kenneth Tobey as Desk Clerk
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
936.45 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 9
1.74 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 40

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lost-in-limbo 6 / 10

Close. Real Close.

Formulaic, formulaic… yeah it's routine Hollywood psycho-thriller territory, but too visually well made by director Barbet Schroeder and comfortably performed in the shape of Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh to not get something out of it. The story (adapted off John Lutz's novel "SWF Seeks Same") plays its cards quite early, and goes about the subject in a too convenient manner to make it entirely effective. Quite a slow build-up and many sub-plots stem off the central plot, as we watch Leigh's character's twitchy transformation suddenly grow and form the basis of the early groundwork that would eventually unsettle Fonda's fragile character. A resourceful Schroeder sure does a brilliant job with many artistic flourishes, and inspired gimmick set-pieces where you just can't help but admire Luciano Tovoli's lyrically smooth cinematography. However trying to register the suspense, became hard due to leading us down the same old path of cheap clichéd jolts and shinny techniques. Although the potent climax goes over-board, it's particularly heart-pounding and downright exciting. There's nothing overtly tame about it, with its seamless nudity and tantalizing sex, and a wicked death here and there. But it's all tastefully done. Howard Shore's sumptuously airy musical score feeds off the well used location and compact sets (especially that of the stark Victorian apartment building) that are very ideal to the film's progression. In the two leads, a gorgeous Fonda is terrific and Leigh's needly attachable turn is one of confidence. The chemistry works, and when it comes to it they sure do look like each other. Talk about eerie. There's also solid support by Steven Weber, Peter Friedman and Stephen Tobolowsky.
Reviewed by Angeneer 7 / 10

Definitely beyond average thrillers, but cliche ending

Another movie with great potential. The film unfolds almost perfectly and you find yourself in a tense and deep psychological thriller (no spoilers to the plot). But then, the director chooses the easy way and we have a usual ending with mostly unrealistic situations and splatter sequences (ouch this dragging scene with the head bump at the elevator step must have hurt!).
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