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Movie Info

Police psychologist Dr. Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay) guards herself from emotional attachment, but uncharacteristically succumbs to the smooth advances of mysterious new lover Tony Ramirez (Antonio Banderas). Soon after the start of the affair, though, Sarah starts getting troubling anonymous threats. Is Ramirez behind them? Or could it be Sarah's desirous neighbor, Cliff (Dennis Miller) ? Or the serial killer, Max (Harry Dean Stanton), whose interview with Sarah left her so unsettled?

Rating:

R
Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Peter Hall
Producer:

Andras Hamori, Jeffrey R. Neuman, Martin J. Wiley
Release Date (Streaming):

May 23, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA):

$6.7M
Runtime:

1h 26m
Production Co:

TriStar Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Rebecca De Mornay
Dr. Sarah Taylor

Antonio Banderas
Tony Ramirez

Dennis Miller
Cliff Raddison

Len Cariou
Henry Taylor

Harry Dean Stanton
Max Cheski

Beau Starr
Grogan

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Critic Reviews for Never Talk to Strangers

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (17)

Reasonably entertaining but largely uninspired.

March 26, 2009 | Full Review…

Brendan Kelly
Variety
An adequate psychological thriller on a topical theme -- Repressed Memory Syndrome -- but with little special quality, few frills or thrills, and a relaxed, almost languid exposition.

January 26, 2006 | Full Review…

Wally Hammond
Time Out
It's an easy-to-watch movie that will be even easier on video, where it should turn up any minute.

May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Caryn James
New York Times
[Hall] can't triumph over the problems in the script, or tie up all the loose ends, but his brisk, competent approach does minimize the effects of these flaws.

January 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Hal Hinson
Washington Post
Utterly forgettable.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
Here's a sure method to guess whodunnit in bad mystery thrillers: pick the suspect most likely to shock the audience and you have the killer.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
It's basically a direct-to-video erotic thriller blown up to big-screen proportions, but the stars are attractive and it's passably entertaining -- right up to the ridiculous twist ending.

August 5, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
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September 29, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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January 8, 2005 | Rating: 1/5

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
The answer to the mystery was a surprise to me, but I didn't find the answer very convincing.

March 27, 2003 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Barely watchable.

December 2, 2002 | Rating: 3/10

Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews
There's plenty of sex. There's little plot. There's reason to watch something else.

September 18, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Caffeinated Clint
Moviehole

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Audience Reviews for Never Talk to Strangers

Nov 22, 2008

I mean it was good enough for a movie to watch on TV in the middle of the night. I did get fooled by the ending, no matter how implausible it was. I kept thinking I had it figured out but then thinking that was too obvious so I'd think something else but I never did get it right.

Megan S Super Reviewer
Oct 26, 2008

Never Talk to Strangers, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Antonio Banderas is a good thriller of one man's deadly obession.

Mason W Super Reviewer
Dec 16, 2007

Good suspense film, great ending. Rebecca De Mornay was kinda sexy back in the 90's, and her performance was excellent.

Chosen 7 Super Reviewer
Sep 10, 2007

Aewsome sex scene. One of the best I've seen. Good thriller.

April N Super Reviewer