Single White Female

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Single White Female

R,

1992,

1h 47m,

Mystery & Thriller

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49 Reviews

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25,000+ Ratings

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Having recently split from fiancé Sam Rawson (Steven Weber), Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh). The young women quickly form a bond, but as Allison starts to rethink her engagement, Hedra grows jealous and hostile. As Allison learns new details about her roommate's life, Hedra gets violent in her efforts to get Sam out of the picture. With Hedra turning more menacing by the minute, Allison finally understands what she's up against.

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Critics Consensus

Single White Female benefits from a pair of outstanding leads, neither of whom are well served by a storyline that wavers between thrillingly tense and utterly ridiculous.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 9, 2018

The formula betrays the fine work of Leigh and Fonda, whose characters are much too interesting to find themselves stranded in a tony but ultimately tired slasher movie.

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Matt Mueller

Empire Magazine

Apr 14, 2008

3/5

What Schroeder lacks in character development, he more than makes up for in mood and atmosphere, honing the creepy grandeur of the ominous, shadowy Manhattan apartment building with all the pinpoint perfection.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Apr 14, 2008

There's something dehumanizing about 90s horror thrillers that all but defeats the film's impulses toward seriousness; no matter how much the filmmakers work to make the characters real, the genre contrives to turn them into functions and props.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Dec 30, 2020

2.5/5

Doesn't hold up as well as you'd expect, and the strong performances from Leigh and Fonda can't overcome a weak screenplay.

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Jan 9, 2020

2/5

Intense, sexual, violent tale of worst roommate ever.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 21, 2018

2/4

Ultimately goes easy on the psychological character studies and heavy on the slasher-film stylistics.

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George R

Aug 28, 2018

The interaction between Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh blooms like a Moonflower at night, when the lonely darkness of one is betrayed by the beauty and success of the other. Well worth your time.

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Draco R

Aug 19, 2018

well-made psychological rememberable thriller.

Hagrid P

Oct 8, 2017

Never mess with women, the deadliest creature on the planet. Jennifer Jason Leigh proves herself to be the Hollywood's Isabelle Huppert.

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Kylo R

Sep 25, 2017

Single White Female is a decent film. It is about a woman advertising for a new roommate who finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in. Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow places. Barbet Schroeder did an alright job directing this movie. I like this motion picture because of the drama.

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Theodore W

Sep 3, 2017

Single White Female is one of those formulaic erotic thrillers that would be completely forgotten were it not for the engaging performances of Bridget Fonda as a newly single woman looking for a roommate. She goes through a plethora of applicants before settling on Jennifer Jason Leigh; who seems quiet and overall normal. She soon finds out that Leigh is anything but. Both actresses play their roles to the hilt with histrionics, neuroses, and paranoia all intact. The conclusion is a bit unsatisfying but the fact that it managed to draw us in up to that point is commendable.

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Anakin W

May 15, 2017

Elevated to 3 star status thanks to a suitably unhinged performance from Leigh.

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Barbet Schroeder

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Bridget Fonda

Allison 'Allie' Jones

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson

Steven Weber

Sam Rawson

Peter Friedman

Graham Knox

Stephen Tobolowsky

Mitchell 'Mitch' Myerson

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Synopsis

Having recently split from fiancé Sam Rawson (Steven Weber), Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh). The young women quickly form a bond, but as Allison starts to rethink her engagement, Hedra grows jealous and hostile. As Allison learns new details about her roommate's life, Hedra gets violent in her efforts to get Sam out of the picture. With Hedra turning more menacing by the minute, Allison finally understands what she's up against.

Director: Barbet Schroeder
Producer: Barbet Schroeder
Screenwriter: Don Roos
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.2M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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