

1981·Crime·2h 2m
7.0
★







The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Directed by Bob Rafelson
infidelity
based on novel or book
sexual obsession
gas station
obsession
confession
remake
murder
conspiracy
sexual attraction
drifter
courtroom
insurance investigator
older husband
crime of passion
neo-noir
erotic thriller
murder plot
plea
unfaithful wife
greek american
scheming wife
roadside diner
adulterous wife
defense lawyer
roadside inn
murdered husband
young wife

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Frank Chambers

Jessica Lange
Cora Papadakis

John Colicos
Nick Papadakis

Michael Lerner
Mr. Katz

John P. Ryan
Kennedy

Anjelica Huston
Madge

William Traylor
Sackett

Thomas Hill
Barlow

Jon Van Ness
Motorcycle Cop

Raleigh Bond
Insurance Salesman

William Newman
Man from Home Town

Albert Henderson
Art Beeman
Crew

Bob Rafelson
Director

David Mamet
Screenplay

Graeme Clifford
Editor

Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography

Andrew Braunsberg
Executive Producer

Bob Rafelson
Producer

James M. Cain
Novel

Robert Gould
Set Decoration

Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design

Gerald R. Molen
Unit Production Manager

Alan Robert Murray
Supervising Sound Editor
Popular Reviews
41 reviews
Harry Angel
7.0★ · 03/21/26

Crime+Nicholson is the best combo
Weak story but really good performances, Jessica Lange stood her ground.
Perfect ending.
Weak story but really good performances, Jessica Lange stood her ground.
Perfect ending.
Crime+Nicholson is the best combo
Weak story but really good performances, Jessica Lange stood her ground.
Perfect ending.
Weak story but really good performances, Jessica Lange stood her ground.
Perfect ending.
Eden
6.0★ · 01/30/26

Ending is always so sad
Ending is always so sad
Lachrymosal
10.0★ · 01/23/26

Tears in my latina eyes..
Tears in my latina eyes..
Eden
8.0★ · 12/07/25

I love this film so much such a heartbreaking ending though and…a bit too freaky.
I love this film so much such a heartbreaking ending though and…a bit too freaky.
Daphne Wallis
8.0★ · 12/01/25

Theres something so sad about seeing a man cry in a movie because it’s so rare
Theres something so sad about seeing a man cry in a movie because it’s so rare