7.7 Score

1995 • 1h 46min • R • Comedy, Crime, Drama

To Die For

"All she wanted was a little attention."

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

IMDb 6.8

RT 88%

MC 86

Director

Gus Van Sant

Writer

Buck Henry

Composer

Danny Elfman

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Nicole Kidman

Suzanne Stone

Matt Dillon

Larry Maretto

Joaquin Phoenix

Jimmy Emmett

Casey Affleck

Russel Hines

Illeana Douglas

Janice Maretto

Alison Folland

Lydia Mertz

Dan Hedaya

Joe Maretto

Wayne Knight

Ed Grant

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Matt Dillon Larry Maretto

Joaquin Phoenix Jimmy Emmett

Casey Affleck Russel Hines

Illeana Douglas Janice Maretto

Alison Folland Lydia Mertz

Dan Hedaya Joe Maretto

Wayne Knight Ed Grant

Kurtwood Smith Earl Stone

Holland Taylor Carol Stone

Susan Traylor Faye Stone

Maria Tucci Angela Maretto

Tim Hopper Mike Warden

Michael Rispoli Ben DeLuca

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