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Exotica (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 26

Fresh: 25

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 8.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A moody, psychological study of one man's all-consuming guilt and obsessions. Francis, a tax accountant whose wife and child have both died, finds himself irresistibly drawn to a local strip joint known as "Exotica". Every night he goes... [More]

Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Eric Koteas, Arsinee Khanjian

Director: Atom Egoyan

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Nov 16, 1999

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01/26/06

Time Out

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Egoyan's masterpiece -- a twisting tale of erotic obsession and hypnotic storytelling.

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12/22/05

Dan Fienberg

Zap2it.com

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10/20/05

Michael Dequina

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07/21/05

Brian Gibson

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07/07/05

Joe Williams

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07/06/05

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Egoyan's intent is not ultimately to disturb us, but to look closely at people at their wits' end, desperate, and sad, in hopes of finding absolution for them.

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01/15/05

Jeffrey Overstreet

Looking Closer

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08/27/04

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

A mosaic-style thriller whose artful recipe is deepened in The Sweet Hereafter.

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08/15/03

Nick Davis

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07/25/03

Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

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05/20/03

Caryn James

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05/14/03

Jeanne Aufmuth

Palo Alto Weekly

It might be set in a strip club, but Atom Egoyan's tale of loneliness, lust and jealously simmers with sensual heat.

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02/10/03

Shannon J. Harvey

Sunday Times (Australia)

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01/27/03

Mark Palermo

Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Don't be fooled by the soft-core poster; this haunting tale of pain and memory is as good as they come.

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12/04/02

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

Apparent from its ominous, opening pan is Exotica�s craft � the film is deliberate and attentive, and displays action that is not apparently related or significant � at first. Ultimately, the exposition purposefully lacks a cohesiveness.

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10/29/02

Rumsey Taylor

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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10/03/02

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Demonstrates that the mystery of the human personality must be respected and even hallowed.

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08/30/02

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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04/12/02

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05/12/01

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September 07, 2005: Trailer Bulletin: Where the Truth Lies
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