Eyes of Laura Mars

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Eyes of Laura Mars

R,

1978,

1h 44m,

Mystery & Thriller

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62%

39 Reviews

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43%

2,500+ Ratings

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39 Reviews

43%

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2,500+ Ratings

Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a renowned New York City fashion photographer who features sensual and violent images in her controversial work. Suddenly, Laura gains the ability to see visions from a serial killer's perspective -- and it happens to be her friends and associates that he is stalking. Aided by police investigator John Neville (Tommy Lee Jones), Laura tries to prevent the murderer from finding more victims, but she has no idea who the psychopath could be.

Critics Consensus

Eyes of Laura Mars hints at interesting possibilities, but they're frittered away by a predictable story that settles for superficial thrills.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jan 27, 2024

The performances from Dunaway (startled, haughty, imperious) and Jones (deadpan, epicene) are utterly fabulous.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Sep 18, 2023

In many ways, it’s a subtle, funny movie.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Nov 16, 2018

Irvin Kerschner's stylish 1978 paranormal thriller has a premise ahead of its time.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Mar 30, 2025

3/5

..Eyes of Laura Mars still slaps in 2025, largely because it’s the closest US cinema got to making a proper giallo; even if it’s not the cinematic game-changer intended, this is still a lot of fun to watch, glossy, self-aware and entertainingly trashy…

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jan 18, 2024

Eyes of Laura Mars is the most elegant film of the season. [Full review in Spanish]

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Aug 8, 2023

3/5

An intriguing premise and some solid work from Dunaway earn Eyes of Laura Mars a recommendation, but one can't help but feel like the film is pulling its punches, building to a rather unsatisfying climax.

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Mar 29, 2019

A conceptually interesting but inconsistent semi-supernatural thriller, The Eyes of Laura Mars is a jarring combination of cheesy, soft focus, generic slasher horror, vivid pop montage, and subdued psychological terror. This problematic disjunction plagues every aspect of the film, from its red herring packed plot to its incohesive visual style to its erratic soundtrack, which includes eerie ambient music, realistic soundscapes, contemporary pop-rock, and a schmaltzy theme song performed by Barbra Streisand.

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Ron S

Feb 20, 2019

The undeniable centerpiece of the film is a fashion shoot featuring The Michael Zager Band's hypnotic disco oddity, "Let's All Chant". Much better than most critics care to admit.

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Abraham L

Jan 28, 2019

Underrated thriller that for all its flaws has stood the test of time and can still startle and intrigue. Affecting performances by Faye Dunaway, Raul Julia, Darlanne Fluegel and others.

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Ron R

Dec 7, 2017

Decent thriller. An obvious nod to giallo. Not quite as stylistic as the Italian films, but still pretty interesting. Even if it's a bit dull and cliche.

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Irvin Kershner

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Faye Dunaway

Laura Mars

Tommy Lee Jones

John Neville

Brad Dourif

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Synopsis

Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a renowned New York City fashion photographer who features sensual and violent images in her controversial work. Suddenly, Laura gains the ability to see visions from a serial killer's perspective -- and it happens to be her friends and associates that he is stalking. Aided by police investigator John Neville (Tommy Lee Jones), Laura tries to prevent the murderer from finding more victims, but she has no idea who the psychopath could be.

Director: Irvin Kershner
Producer: Jon Peters
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, David Zelag Goodman
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 44m

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