Malice

"Her doctor wasn't playing God. He thought he was God."

1993 1h 47m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 544

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A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.

“Her doctor wasn't playing God. He thought he was God.”

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Cast

Alec Baldwin
Dr. Jed Hill
Nicole Kidman
Tracy Kennsinger
Bill Pullman
Andy Sarafian
Bebe Neuwirth
Det. Dana Harris
George C. Scott
Dr. Martin Kessler
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Kennsinger
Peter Gallagher
Atty. Dennis Riley
Josef Sommer
Atty. Lester Adams

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harold Becker
Writers: Aaron Sorkin, Scott Frank, Aaron Sorkin
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Harold Becker, shot by Gordon Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman and Bill Pullman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Her doctor wasn't playing God. He thought he was God.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harold Becker directs. Gordon Willis behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. David Bretherton cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Harold Becker, shot by Gordon Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman and Bill Pullman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Her doctor wasn't playing God. He thought he was God.".
9IMDB entry: tt0107497 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 27 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Original score: Jerry Goldsmith
Editing: David Bretherton
Production design: Philip Harrison
Costume design: Michael Kaplan
Makeup / hair: Bob Mills
Sound: Robert J. Litt
Stunt coordinator: Chuck Waters
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $46,405,336
Return: 232% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Malice (1993)

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CinemaSerf2023-11-24
★ 6/10
Despite the fairly formidable cast here, this really does smack of an over-scored and weakly written late night television movie. It all centres around the happily wed "Andy" (Bill Pullman) and "Tracy" (Nicole Kidman) who are missing just one thing in their lives - a child. When she is suddenly rushed to hospital and diagnosed with a necrotic ovary by the long term friend of "Andy" and slightly arrogant surgeon "Jed" (Alex Baldwin) he carries out a surgery that changes their lives for ever. Turns out this operation wasn't necessary and the surgeon is accused at the subsequent tribunal of having a "God Syndrome"! As the film now progresses we discover a web of lies, deceit, cheating, sex and murder - all of which suggest that "Jed" is not the upstanding physician that his medical peers think he is, and that perhaps he is not working alone to fleece the insurers of some $20 millions due after the botched procedure. The story itself it quite a complex and characterful one, with plenty of twists, turns and perilously placed hypodermic needles, but I found neither Baldwin nor Pullman really exuded much personality and the equally unremarkable Kidman was left to do just a little bit too much of the heavy lifting by herself. At times, it is quite tautly directed but it's got loads and loads of unnecessary dialogue and it felt a bit stodgy at times, too. Maybe it's just time that hasn't been kind to this mystery, but by the conclusion I didn't really care about any of them.

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