Pacific Heights

Name: Pacific Heights
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1990-09-28
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton, Mako, Nobu McCarthy

1990·Movie·R·102 min·★ 6.3(419)

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“They were the perfect couple, buying the perfect house. Until a perfect stranger moved into their lives.”

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

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Where to watch Pacific Heights in United States

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Where is Pacific Heights streaming around the world?

Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Criterion Channel	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV Store
Australia	10	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, maxdome Store
Spain	Filmin	—
South Korea	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—

About Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights is a 1990 English-language thriller, drama and mystery film directed by John Schlesinger. The cast is led by Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV.

Pacific Heights was produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on September 28, 1990, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $18 million, it went on to gross $55 million worldwide.

Director: John Schlesinger
Release date: September 28, 1990
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $18 million
Box office: $55 million
Production: Morgan Creek Entertainment

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Pacific Heights cast & crew

Pacific Heights was directed by John Schlesinger.

The cast features Melanie Griffith as Patty Palmer, Matthew Modine as Drake Goodman, Michael Keaton as Carter Hayes / James Danforth, Mako as Toshio Watanabe, Nobu McCarthy as Mira Watanabe, and Laurie Metcalf as Stephanie MacDonald.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Hans Zimmer, cinematography is by Amir Mokri, and it was produced by Scott Rudin and William Sackheim.

Is Pacific Heights worth watching?

Pacific Heights holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 419 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, drama, and mystery, Pacific Heights is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Pacific Heights

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