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To Die For

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)
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ComedyCrimeDrama
A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
49K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,414
24
    • Gus Van Sant
    • Joyce Maynard(book)
    • Buck Henry(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Matt Dillon
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Gus Van Sant
    • Joyce Maynard(book)
    • Buck Henry(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Matt Dillon
    • Joaquin Phoenix
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 196User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Photos98

    Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)
    Matt Dillon in To Die For (1995)
    Suzanee mixes business with pleasure while on he honeymoon with Larry.
    Nicole Kidman, Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, and Alison Folland in To Die For (1995)
    Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, and Alison Folland in To Die For (1995)
    Buck Henry in To Die For (1995)
    Suzanne seduces Jimmy into helping her with  her twisted plot to become a famoues TV personality.
    Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon in To Die For (1995)
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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Suzanne Stone
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Larry Maretto
    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Jimmy Emmett
    Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck
    • Russel Hines
    Illeana Douglas
    Illeana Douglas
    • Janice Maretto
    Alison Folland
    Alison Folland
    • Lydia Mertz
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Joe Maretto
    Wayne Knight
    Wayne Knight
    • Ed Grant
    Kurtwood Smith
    Kurtwood Smith
    • Earl Stone
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Carol Stone
    Susan Traylor
    Susan Traylor
    • Faye Stone
    Maria Tucci
    Maria Tucci
    • Angela Maretto
    Tim Hopper
    Tim Hopper
    • Mike Warden
    Michael Rispoli
    Michael Rispoli
    • Ben DeLuca
    Buck Henry
    Buck Henry
    • Mr. H. Finlaysson
    Gerry Quigley
    • George
    Tom Forrester
    • Fisherman
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      • Gus Van Sant
      • Joyce Maynard(book)
      • Buck Henry(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the novel "To Die For", on which the movie is based, Suzanne Stone states on page 307 that she would like to see "that actress that just got married to Tom Cruise in real life" play her in a movie about this. This refers to Nicole Kidman who later played Suzanne in the movie.
    • Goofs
      At Larry Maretto's burial, the Catholic priest says "in nominis patris et filius et spiritus sanctus", getting most of the endings wrong; correct is "in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti", which any priest would know.
    • Quotes

      Jimmy Emmett: Any time it rains, or when there's thunder and lightning, or when it snows, I have to jack off.

    • Crazy credits
      A scene plays out behind the end credits where Janice skates on the ice at the location where a significant moment in the story took place.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Showgirls/Canadian Bacon/Se7en/The Run of the Country/A Month by the Lake (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Susie Q
      Written by Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins and Stan Lewis (as Stanley J. Lewis)

    User reviews196

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    Perfectly Plastic...
    In TO DIE FOR, Suzanne Stone (the glorious Nicole Kidman) is an ultra-ambitious, wannabe media megastar. This takes a certain type of person without fear, heart, or conscience. Stone puts her soulless tendencies to work, building her TV career by any means necessary.

    Suzanne is driven to be in reality what she's always been in her own blank mind. She will be famous no matter what it takes. This includes relentless self-promotion and the murder of her impossibly clueless husband (Matt Dillon).

    Ms. Kidman plays Suzanne Stone with gusto as an empty shell with a magnificent paintjob. She slithers and slinks along, manipulating the foolish (including a wonderful trio of lunkheads played by Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, and Alison Folland) and living only to be noticed.

    This is a fantastic black comedy about the hollowness of celebrity and those who achieve it...
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    • Feb 2, 2022

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    • Who offered the dog Walter to Susanne?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Black River, Georgina, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Laura Ziskin Productions
      • The Rank Organisation
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital

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