Twisted

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Twisted

R

2004

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike DeMarco, soon discover, the victim shared a romantic connection to her. As more of Shepard's ex-lovers turn up dead, her mind starts to become unstable, and she begins to wonder if she could be the very killer she's trying to track down.

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Critics Consensus

An implausible, overheated potboiler that squanders a stellar cast, Twisted is a clichéd, risible whodunit.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/13/2018

It's sad to see the director of The Right Stuff and The Unbearable Lightness of Being reduced to this.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/29/2010

1/5

Numbingly predictable, inept, and boring.

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Chicago Reader

01/05/2007

This thriller seems most interested in lingering over battered and bloodied male faces.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

08/29/2022

B+

I immensely enjoyed it as a psychologically pulsating underrated film noir.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

03/05/2013

D

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Urban Cinefile

10/18/2008

At least the performances are solid.

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Farah R.

@Farah Apr 21

If they had the technology back then, I’d completely believe that Twisted was made by AI. The story is an incoherent rehash of better thrillers, and the characters behave in the most unrealistic way. Nothing about it made any sense.

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stephanie w

@Eppy88 Jan 20

I thought it was just me but this movie kind of sucks. With that being said, I have to finish it

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Sep 11

I know what you're thinking, 2% fresh? No film is that bad. Well, this one actually is. Someone mentioned it's so bad that it's funny. Nah, just crap.

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Julian S.

@akajulianscott Sep 7

It’s kind of a train wreck, but everyone’s so serious about it that it accidentally turns into camp.

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D P

@RT45936356 06/18/2025

I did see the ending coming. Didn't really stand the test of time.

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Jolin S

@RT79409888 04/12/2025

It was entertaining. Enjoyed watching it but it will make my collection unless I get it free of cost.

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Synopsis

Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better way than by solving San Francisco's latest murder? However, as Shepard and her partner, Mike DeMarco, soon discover, the victim shared a romantic connection to her. As more of Shepard's ex-lovers turn up dead, her mind starts to become unstable, and she begins to wonder if she could be the very killer she's trying to track down.

Director: Philip Kaufman
Producer: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Linne Radmin, Barry Baeres
Screenwriter: Philip Kaufman, Sarah Thorp
Distributor: Summit Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Blackout Productions Inc., Kopelson Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.2M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)