Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

Smart girls. Pretty girls. Missing girls.

Directed by Gary Fleder

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment

1997115 min6.5 / 10

A tense psychological thriller that pairs forensic profiling with survivor trauma, driven by the hunt for a methodical serial killer operating across multiple cities.

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

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  • Is Kiss the Girls one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 89% of films.

  • Is Kiss the Girls scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Kiss the Girls violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Is Kiss the Girls easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Kiss the Girls sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Kiss the Girls end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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