The Morning After

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The Morning After

R,

1986,

1h 42m,

Mystery & Thriller

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61%

18 Reviews

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38%

2,500+ Ratings

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61%

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18 Reviews

38%

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2,500+ Ratings

Failed actress Alex Sternbergen (Jane Fonda) wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin (Raul Julia), for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall (Jeff Bridges), can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

Richard Combs

Sight & Sound

Mar 27, 2020

The Morning After is, for a romantic thriller, perhaps over-burdened with possible patterns.

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

Jun 17, 2007

2/4

Sidney Lumet directs wearily; as a thriller, it's full of holes.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

It would be a mistake, however, to dismiss this movie just because the plot is so shaky. I think it's worth considering because of the performances. Fonda and Bridges are wonderful in the film.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Oct 26, 2020

2/4

A palpable misfire...

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 25, 2011

C

The thriller is always looking for something that is missing and never finds it.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jan 3, 2011

B

As an alcoholic ex-actress, Jane Fonda gives a brilliant, Oscar-nominated peformance in Lumet's routine thriller set (for a change) in L.A.

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Rey S

Jun 11, 2017

Solid enough. Dating a bit. Can't see it being done any better in a re-make, so this is it.

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Sidney Lumet

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Jane Fonda

Alex Sternbergen

Jeff Bridges

Turner Kendall

Raul Julia

Joaquin Manero

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Synopsis

Failed actress Alex Sternbergen (Jane Fonda) wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin (Raul Julia), for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall (Jeff Bridges), can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

Director: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Bruce Gilbert
Screenwriter: James Hicks
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Lorimar Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.4M
Runtime: 1h 42m

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