Kiss the Girls

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Kiss the Girls

R

1997

2h 0m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Successful forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) discovers that his niece has gone missing. Once he consults with police Detective Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes), Cross believes that the disappearance is the work of an insane killer known as "Casanova." Meanwhile, Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) is kidnapped by this criminal and witnesses many other imprisoned women in his lair. After narrowly escaping, McTiernan teams up with Cross to try to apprehend the deranged Casanova.

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Critics Consensus

Detective Alex Cross makes his inauspicious cinematic debut in Kiss the Girls, a clunky thriller that offers few surprises.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3.5/4

Freeman and Judd are so good, you almost wish they'd decided not to make a thriller at all -- had simply found a way to construct a drama exploring their personalities.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

Even those engrossed by the build-up here are likely to kiss off the rest after suffering through Girls' groaner of a wrap-up.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

1 day ago

3.5/5

The scenes in which Freeman and Judd share the screen are so good that it's easy to forgive some of the script's shortcomings.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Sep 9, 2026

3/5

While the sexualized violence in the climax is unwarranted, the film is a great calling card for Judd. Tony Goldwyn steals the show as 1/2 of the queer coded villainous pair

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jun 25, 2024

B-

Good lead performances, a stylish production and atmospheric visuals, make the so-so thriller watchable for the undemanding viewer.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sep 27, 2023

2.5/4

Given the lack of mystery in what is supposed to be a mystery, Kiss the Girls partially succeeds simply because of the two central performances.

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Robert P

@Superbad 23 hrs ago

Kiss the Girls = a *3* star Movie

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jul 19, 2026

I thought it was a decent suspense/thriller/mystery.

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Terry H

@RT83445150 May 26, 2026

Pretty good I thought. A few plot holes that if you don't take too seriously keeps it entertaining. A suspense ride type movie. The only big drawback for me was a poor choice for the perps mask in the early going. Only covered half his face. I recognized who it was from the lower half of his face the first scene they showed him. Kind of spoiled it a bit.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 13, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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alan g

@agenser Feb 7, 2026

Another Morgan Freeloader disaster.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Sep 12, 2025

You know what I like in a movie? When an actor is top billed as one of the stars, but is hardly in the film at all. But wait, the bad guy that they are hunting, is always cloaked in a mask or hidden from the camera. Gee, I wonder if... I'll just ask Cary Elwes.

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Morgan Freeman

Dr. Alex Cross

Ashley Judd

Dr. Kate McTiernan

Cary Elwes

Detective Nick Ruskin

Tony Goldwyn

Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph

Jay O. Sanders

Agent Kyle Craig, FBI

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Synopsis

Successful forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) discovers that his niece has gone missing. Once he consults with police Detective Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes), Cross believes that the disappearance is the work of an insane killer known as "Casanova." Meanwhile, Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) is kidnapped by this criminal and witnesses many other imprisoned women in his lair. After narrowly escaping, McTiernan teams up with Cross to try to apprehend the deranged Casanova.

Director: Gary Fleder
Producer: Joe Wizan, David Brown
Screenwriter: James Patterson, David Klass, DJ Hurricane
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.5M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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