Black Widow (1987)
A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance.
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
Directed By: Bob Rafelson
Written By: Ronald Bass
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Sami Frey, Debra Winger, Leo Rossi, Theresa Russell, Nicol Williamson, James Hong, Terry O'Quinn
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Black Widow belongs to 18 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 36 stars)
2. Passed the Bechdel Test (public: moderated by geohawk - 27 stars)
3. Female protagonist (public: moderated by djross - 25 stars)
4. Neo-noir (public: moderated by iconogassed - 24 stars)
5. Serial Killer (public: moderated by td888 - 14 stars)
6. Impersonation / False Identity (public: moderated by nauru - 6 stars)
7. Psychotic women (public: moderated by mattburgess - 3 stars)
8. Hawaii (public: moderated by Nouilles - 1 star)
9. Films Photographed by Conrad L. Hall (public: moderated by iconogassed)
10. Ale Kino+, Kuchnia+, Planete+, Domo+, Mini Mini+, Teletoon+ (public: moderated by msa)
11. They Shoot Pictures Neo-Noir (Post-1964) (private: TychoCelchuu - 14 stars)
12. Netflix USA (private: mpowell - 7 stars)
13. Vulture's 33 Essential Neo-Noirs (private: TychoCelchuu - 2 stars)
14. Paste Magazine: The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time (private: TychoCelchuu - 2 stars)
15. Available on Starz (private: Jason212 - 1 star)
16. Crimes of Passion: The Erotic Thriller (Quad Cinema) (private: CatScandal - 1 star)
17. Rated (private)
18. Signal One/Plan B Entertainment Releases (private: kjones77)
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| Date | User | Rating | |
| Mar 13 |  |
iconogassed | 55 32% |
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Weirdly inert, with a slog of a first half. Why are we watching Winger's character doggedly prove what Russell's scenes are laboriously demonstrating? The closest thing to tension is our master criminal turning into a 12 year-old hiding cigarettes from mama the second one of her hubbies finally brings up the subject of a background check. It's not Russell's fault--I have no doubt that's how she was instructed to play it, but it's hokey as shit. As is the way she's lit, the "donation" scene esp.
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| Mar 11 | mjoc0723 | 60 57% |
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| Jan 28 | speedking | 62 17% |
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| Jan 18 |  |
Leffingwell | 45 13% |
| Jan 17 |  |
Jobs-Bronson | 40 56% |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Lonewolf2003 | 60 18% |
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Okay, run of the mill thriller about a female federal investigator getting obsessed by a woman who she only believes is killing of her rich husbands with solid performances of Debra Winger as the obsessed, emotionally closed off investigator and Theresa Russell as the chameleonic titular black widow.
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| Dec 02, 2020 |  |
TychoCelchuu | 84 60% |
| Nov 21, 2020 | mattcbrown | 60 21% |
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| Nov 04, 2020 | Ian Asia | 30 72% |
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| Aug 22, 2020 | tyoda | 51 56% |
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| Jul 19, 2020 |  |
dzejson | 60 37% |
| Jul 13, 2020 |  |
TheShiznit | 40 39% |
| Jun 13, 2020 | D Lightman | 70 70% |
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| May 25, 2020 |  |
soliloquist | 75 40% |
| Apr 23, 2020 | styates | 60 31% |
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| Mar 24, 2020 | CatScandal | 55 27% |
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| Nov 17, 2019 |  |
jobsbronson | 45 88% |
| Nov 14, 2019 |  |
JohnSandwich | 55 31% |
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Disappointment. Worth watching for Winger and Russell tho.
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| Nov 07, 2019 | flipperrbm | 8 93% |
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| Oct 19, 2019 | EvilAsh | 74 71% |
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| Sep 26, 2019 |  |
buddhalou | 60 30% |
| Sep 01, 2019 | DLawrence | 77 56% |
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| Aug 14, 2019 | Imon | 60 40% |
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| Aug 09, 2019 |  |
bal3x | 60 43% |
| May 31, 2019 | kjones77 | 70 42% |
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| Apr 24, 2019 |  |
drawingboard | 50 7% |
| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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| Apr 13, 2019 |  |
VanillaSky | 30 12% |
| Apr 11, 2019 |  |
Brewster | 40 28% |
| Feb 24, 2019 |  |
bizarre_eye | 65 47% |
| Dec 13, 2018 | TheMarkle | 40 5% |
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| Nov 01, 2018 |  |
frbrown | 70 32% |
| Jul 09, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 69 73% |
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| Jun 20, 2018 |  |
FreddieQuell | 71 58% |
| May 03, 2018 | dragos | 70 57% |
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| Apr 24, 2018 | fictionfitz | 42 13% |
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| Feb 11, 2018 | davidjn | 50 29% |
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| Feb 03, 2018 | OgreZed | 80 78% |
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| Jan 09, 2018 | M-B-M | 5 54% |
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| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 80 89% |
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| Aug 09, 2017 |  |
WarrenWho | 60 31% |
| Jun 17, 2017 | AHP | 45 0% |
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| Apr 30, 2017 | 92filmgeek | 39 5% |
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| Apr 19, 2017 | rootbeercirc | 68 33% |
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| Mar 29, 2017 |  |
robot2xl | 73 48% |
| Feb 25, 2017 |  |
mCihhh | 60 37% |
| Feb 23, 2017 |  |
RYM-byrates | 59 42% |
| Nov 15, 2016 | jerrywarton | 60 39% |
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| Nov 07, 2016 |  |
sebby | 55 35% |
| Oct 24, 2016 |  |
TraverseTown | 90 91% |
| Oct 24, 2016 | jonmase | 30 17% |
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| Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 70 47% |
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| May 05, 2016 | shaydya | 40 6% |
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| Mar 07, 2016 | sgclarke | 75 28% |
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| Jan 18, 2016 | gledX | 60 35% |
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| Jan 14, 2016 | groovymovie | 60 42% |
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| Nov 27, 2015 | coroner | 70 66% |
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| Nov 22, 2015 | jamesbond | 56 25% |
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| Sep 27, 2015 | SnoopyStyle | 60 43% |
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| May 09, 2015 | khanbaliq2 | 70 33% |
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| Apr 30, 2015 | ferguson | 40 7% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 70 37% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 |  |
rklenseth | 60 37% |
| Feb 09, 2015 |  |
mike365365 | 60 37% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | finansi | 60 56% |
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| Dec 14, 2014 |  |
capitalist | 51 38% |
| Nov 04, 2014 |  |
LuxNatalis | 59 55% |
| Aug 24, 2014 | Akaasha | 73 36% |
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| Aug 11, 2014 | Zipster | 80 50% |
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| Jul 26, 2014 |  |
jackdrek | 61 54% |
| Jan 25, 2014 |  |
daffodil907 | 63 48% |
| Jan 05, 2014 | Telemecus | 30 28% |
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| Jan 05, 2014 | ar656 | 70 22% |
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| Dec 31, 2013 | toro913 | 33 22% |
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| Nov 06, 2013 |  |
glumpy_99 | 69 29% |
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Incredibly frustrating thriller sets up a dynamite premise (with two leading ladies willing and able to take the screenplay's bull by the horns) and runs it in to the ground, achieving the difficult task of being both unconvincing *and* predictable (with a truly strange "twist" ending). Russell and Winger's electric chemistry, and a top notch supporting cast (including a nice bit from Hong as a skeezy PI), are enough to maintain interest and provide a tantalising idea of what might have been.
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| Oct 11, 2013 | donquixotic | 62 61% |
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| Sep 16, 2013 |  |
Limdebois | 50 9% |
| Jul 15, 2013 |  |
soraxtm | 60 32% |
| Jun 14, 2013 |  |
I am prowler | 60 51% |
| May 12, 2013 |  |
Bandy | 60 16% |
| Mar 04, 2013 |  |
Ayizan | 87 50% |
| Feb 04, 2013 |  |
Zoltan | 50 20% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | finney28 | 60 43% |
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| Jan 15, 2013 |  |
Linara | 67 22% |
| Jan 07, 2013 | codpiece | 75 55% |
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| Dec 31, 2012 | DePalma | 56 51% |
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| Dec 29, 2012 | likeblues146 | 60 24% |
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| Dec 09, 2012 | Sgabriel | 76 56% |
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| Oct 15, 2012 | pjdevitt | 75 14% |
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| Sep 01, 2012 |  |
avgcrtckr | 43 31% |
| Jul 26, 2012 | dgeiser13 | 1 0% |
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| May 31, 2012 | gregmnewman | 60 5% |
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| May 15, 2012 |  |
dumbjaw | 54 23% |
| May 04, 2012 |  |
sidesey | 49 41% |
| Apr 27, 2012 |  |
Elisheva | 82 61% |
| Apr 23, 2012 | nrm4 | 23 3% |
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| Feb 28, 2012 |  |
adidawha | 65 45% |
| Feb 24, 2012 |  |
jodamico | 75 45% |
| Jan 16, 2012 | dcphillips | 70 7% |
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| Oct 27, 2011 |  |
Antares | 63 34% |
| Jun 18, 2011 | mark83 | 6 50% |
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| Jun 14, 2011 |  |
arkadin | 60 24% |
| Jun 14, 2011 | ledcollector | 60 40% |
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| May 26, 2011 | Ivanhoe | 77 41% |
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| Apr 12, 2011 |  |
Piglet | 55 20% |
| Nov 18, 2010 | filmcricket | 59 54% |
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| Sep 25, 2010 |  |
hazelhawks | 35 11% |
| Sep 18, 2010 |  |
Roberta | 72 34% |
| Aug 14, 2010 |  |
IMDb-byvotes | 62 26% |
| Aug 08, 2010 |  |
ecalder | 60 46% |
| Jun 03, 2010 | carpuzz | 66 47% |
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| Mar 12, 2010 | Fetsch | 65 35% |
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| Mar 01, 2010 |  |
Bevo52 | 68 12% |
| Feb 21, 2010 | chgold81 | 89 53% |
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| Jan 15, 2010 | PhotonStorm | 60 33% |
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| Nov 28, 2009 |  |
Prismatic | 73 35% |
| Jun 20, 2009 |  |
salty dog | 68 48% |
| Jun 14, 2009 | jpb33 | 32 36% |
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| May 11, 2009 | DancingP | 58 28% |
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| May 05, 2009 |  |
imdb | 62 43% |
| Apr 02, 2009 |  |
filmaffinity | 56 33% |
| Mar 01, 2009 | erwit | 60 23% |
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| Feb 04, 2009 |  |
gert | 75 80% |
| Dec 03, 2008 | mike615 | 55 36% |
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| Nov 30, 2008 | digitalmonk | 67 27% |
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| Jul 12, 2008 |  |
Timon88 | 77 77% |
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Fun. Decent script--totally worth seeing just to watch the sparring between Debra Winger and the wonderful, underrated Theresa Russell.
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| Jul 08, 2008 | gkyratsos | 70 56% |
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| Jun 21, 2008 | gnep | 30 9% |
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| Apr 23, 2008 |  |
graag | 55 46% |
| Mar 25, 2008 | TheRev | 87 67% |
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| Mar 18, 2008 | RNG | 72 72% |
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| Mar 18, 2008 |  |
ZombieBuffet | 60 49% |
| Jan 20, 2008 |  |
dr. radical | 61 71% |
| Jan 04, 2008 | Christophilm | 45 32% |
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| Oct 27, 2007 | Pingy | 87 41% |
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| Sep 23, 2007 | phatkhatt | 80 23% |
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| Sep 14, 2007 |  |
unohav_1 | 80 42% |
| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
winbran | 62 54% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | rudeboy | 60 42% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | moeta2 | 83 48% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
djross | 50 41% |
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Score based on distant memory.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | RPMcMurphy | 48 28% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Jack_Murphy | 38 13% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 | nuotio | 62 74% |
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This is quite good, and also a bit different than other 80's thrillers, as it gives both main roles to women. So, instead of the usual "femme fatale seduces a male lawyer/cop/etc." scenario, it's a battle of wits between Winger and Russell. Rafelson's direction is effective, and he puts his locations to great use, but either he's not a fan of explanatory scenes or the editing is a bit off, as you need to pay attention to keep up. Ending is also a bit abrupt and feels like a compromise.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Sapphire | 60 25% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
Qwipster.net | 50 29% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | sudhamike | 78 28% |
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| Jul 18, 2007 | coot | 56 40% |
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| May 11, 2007 | Malcym | 5 32% |
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| May 01, 2007 | jsommersby8 | 76 45% |
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| Apr 10, 2007 |  |
TheDiceman | 50 34% |
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Not bad.
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| Average Percentile 39.73% from 151 Ratings |  |
