Kiss the Girls

Name: Kiss the Girls
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1997-09-29
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn

1997·Movie·R·115 min·★ 6.5(1,897)

Thriller Crime Mystery Drama More English titles

“Smart girls. Pretty girls. Missing girls.”

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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About Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls is a 1997 English-language thriller, crime and mystery film directed by Gary Fleder. The cast is led by Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 1900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla.

Kiss the Girls was produced by Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment, and David Brown Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on September 29, 1997, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $27 million, it went on to gross $61 million worldwide.

Director: Gary Fleder
Writers: David Klass
Release date: September 29, 1997
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $27 million
Box office: $61 million
Production: Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment, David Brown Productions

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Kiss the Girls cast & crew

Kiss the Girls was directed by Gary Fleder and written by David Klass.

The cast features Morgan Freeman as Det. Alex Cross, Ashley Judd as Dr. Kate McTiernan, Cary Elwes as Det. Nick Ruskin, Alex McArthur as Det. Davey Sikes, Tony Goldwyn as Dr. Will Rudolph, and Jay O. Sanders as FBI Agent Kyle Craig.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mark Isham, cinematography is by Aaron Schneider, and it was produced by David Brown and Joe Wizan.

Is Kiss the Girls worth watching?

Kiss the Girls holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 1,897 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, crime, and mystery, Kiss the Girls is worth a place on your watchlist.

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