Femme Fatale

2002 114 min ★ 6.2 Mystery, Crime, Thriller

A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.

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Cast

Rebecca Romijn

Laure Ash / Lily Watts

Antonio Banderas

Nicolas Bardo

Peter Coyote

Watts

Ériq Ebouaney

Black Tie

Édouard Montoute

Racine

Rie Rasmussen

Veronica

Thierry Frémont

Serra

Gregg Henry

Shiff

Fiona Curzon

Stanfield Phillips

Daniel Milgram

Pierre / Bartender

Details

Director

Brian De Palma

Tagline

"Nothing is more desirable or more deadly than a woman with a secret."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$16,800,000

Production

Epsilon Motion Pictures, Quinta Communications

Reviews

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John Chard

November 8, 2015

★ 8/10

Isn't sugar better than vinegar? **SPOILER ALERT - The last paragraph makes reference to a 1940s film that constitutes a spoiler. ** There rarely seems to be anything in between where Brian De Palma films are concerned, cinematic lovers of all kinds by and large either trash or laud his films. Femme Fatale is no different, one critic - both professional or amateur - will have it as a 1/10 m...

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JPV852

May 18, 2022

★ 6/10

** Contains spoilers ** Lower tier movie from De Palma that has some good direction and acting was... okay, but the ending still never quite worked even after seeing this again (third time if I recall). The whole it was all a dream felt like a cheat. On the other hand, as mainstream erotic-thrillers go, it's worth a watch if you're interested in that subgenre, it's not a bad way to spend 2 hour...