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Copycat

Play trailer Poster for Copycat R,  1995,  2h 3m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 76% 58 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
76% Tomatometer 58 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Deeply shaken after being assaulted by a deranged man (Harry Connick Jr.), Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) must face her fears if she is to help solve a series of murders. Helen is a psychologist who has studied serial killers, but this case, in which the crimes seem modeled on the work of infamous deviants, is grimmer than most. With the help of two San Francisco police officers (Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney), Helen tries to come between the murderer and his next victim.
Copycat

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Critics Consensus

Copycat's outstanding cast helps this often unpleasant thriller transcend the less palatable elements of its standard-issue story.

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Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Aug 11, 2022
3.5/5
Although the plotting of this mystery-thriller about a copycat killer is flawed, Hunter and Weaver drive the show with strong performances. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 11, 2022
3/4
A straightforward intelligent thriller. Go to Full Review
Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution Aug 10, 2022
3/5
Killer star power propels Copycat. Go to Full Review
Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Apr 17, 2024
Copycat is a well-paced thriller, adroit, compelling, and slick. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 12, 2023
B
It's one of the better thrillers of the 1990s. Go to Full Review
Peter Keough Boston Phoenix Aug 11, 2022
What raises Copycat marginally above the second-rate and impotent is director Jon Amiel. Go to Full Review
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Draco L Mar 30, 2019 Copycat strikes for an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller that is not as intriguing as it could have been, but it still has a lot of genre thrills to satisfy. A really 90's film that offers an exciting and detailed plot with a great score that gives an extra layer of mystery to the story, which was developed pretty smoothly until it started to reach the end. It got a little messy and made some manipulative decisions that were not necessary at all, nor helpful to the development of the movie. Still, it managed to end on a thought-provoking note that will keep viewers with Copycat on their minds. See more
Hagrid G Mar 21, 2019 Weaver and Hunter are great (obviously) and the movie's subtle feminism overcomes the screenplay's simplicity.
Jan 31, 2019 The best thrilling movie ever made!
Draco S Nov 29, 2018 it's a great crime thriller
Anakin S Oct 28, 2018 An intense crime thriller that had me glued to my seat to the last minute.
Kylo M Jul 12, 2018 A Silence of the Lambs knockoff that knows what it's doing and doesn't rely on cheap gore, the film starts off strong but loses steam and ends up being just one thing happening after another. The great strength and great weakness are the same: Sigourney Weaver's doctor is confined to her house for most of the film, being unable to leave due to trauma suffered at the hands of a serial killer a few months before. This is an interesting situation to explore and forces the film to go in some interesting directions to keep her at the forefront of all this, but by the midpoint they've run out of interesting directions and just want some more standard serial killer fare. And the film suffers for it. See more
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Synopsis Deeply shaken after being assaulted by a deranged man (Harry Connick Jr.), Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) must face her fears if she is to help solve a series of murders. Helen is a psychologist who has studied serial killers, but this case, in which the crimes seem modeled on the work of infamous deviants, is grimmer than most. With the help of two San Francisco police officers (Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney), Helen tries to come between the murderer and his next victim.
Director
Jon Amiel
Producer
Arnon Milchan, Mark Tarlov
Production Co
Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.3M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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