Does Bad Influence end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bad Influence scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bad Influence easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bad Influence violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bad Influence sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Bad Influence

Name: Bad Influence
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1990
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6
Cast: James Spader, Rob Lowe, Lisa Zane, Marcia Cross, Rosalyn Landor

When fantasy becomes a fatal distraction.

Directed by Curtis Hanson

Produced by Epic Productions, Producers Representative Organization

199099 min6.0 / 10

A neo-noir thriller about a charismatic sociopath who seduces and manipulates a vulnerable executive into a spiral of eroticism, crime, and moral corruption.

Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.

Clusters

Deadly Romantic Obsession Outcasts and Misfits Games And Gambling Erotic Movies Serial Killers And Assassins

Genres

Thriller Crime

Keywords

Jealousy Underground Eroticism Sociopath Drugs Stranger Club Executive Neo-noir

Questions people ask

Does Bad Influence end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Bad Influence scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Bad Influence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Bad Influence violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Bad Influence sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.