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Kalifornia (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 23

Fresh: 16

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: After finishing a magazine assignment on serial killers, journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) is so fascinated that he decides to co-author a book on homicidal maniacs with his... After finishing a magazine assignment on serial killers, journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) is so fascinated that he decides to co-author a book on homicidal maniacs with his exhibitionist-photographer girlfriend Carrie Laughlin (Michelle Forbes). En route to California, where the bored yuppies plan to build a new life in a land more receptive to Carrie's art, they pick up an unusual couple, Early Grayce (Brad Pitt) and Adele Corners (Juliette Lewis). Conveniently, Grayce happens to be a serial killer and serves, along the way, as Brian's in-house specimen. Soon Brian learns that having a real-life murderer in his car is a lot different--and more dangerous--than his long-distance obsession with killers led him to imagine. [More]

Starring: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes

Starring: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes

Director: Dominic Sena

Director: Dominic Sena
Composer: Carter Burwell

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08/08/07
Susan Granger
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The movie begins extremely well before escalating into the inevitable Straw Dogs confrontation, when the sensitive-intellectual man discovers, just like Dustin Hoffman, that when push comes to shove, we're all brutes and animals.

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06/25/05
Moriarty
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An Absolutely riveting movie...Pitt is outstanding

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05/12/05
Clint Morris
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A gritty, haunting voyeur's peek into the human condition.

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10/03/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Visually stylish, thematically creepy.

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Krap.

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Kevin N. Laforest
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Pointless knock-off of NATURAL BORN KILLERS. Duchovny and Forbes both miscast and wasted. Juliette Lewis is annoying as ever.

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Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Truly terrifying journey into madness.

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