To Die For

To Die For

All she wanted was a little attention.

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Produced by Columbia Pictures, The Rank Organisation

1995106 min6.6 / 10

A darkly comic satire of American ambition and media obsession, following a narcissistic woman's ruthless climb to fame through manipulation and murder.

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

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  • Is To Die For one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Does To Die For end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is To Die For violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is To Die For scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is To Die For sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is To Die For easy watching? 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.

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