Film

A Kiss Before Dying

1991 · 1h 35m · Mystery · Thriller · Crime

Loving him was easy. Trusting him was deadly.

IMDb

5.7

Rotten Tomatoes

31%

Metacritic

40

Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

Matt Dillon

Jonathan Corliss

Sean Young

Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson

Max von Sydow

Thor Carlsson

Diane Ladd

Mrs. Corliss

James Russo

Dan Corelli

Adam Horovitz

Jay Faraday

Martha Gehman

Patricia Farren

Ben Browder

Tommy Roussell

Briony Glassco

Waitress

Galaxy Craze

Susie

Joie Lee

Cathy

Jim Fyfe

Terry Dieter

Frederick Koehler

Mickey

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Landlady

Shane Rimmer

Commissioner Malley

Leslie Lyles

Mrs. Roussell

• James DeardenScreenplay · Director
• Ira LevinNovel
• Robert LawrenceProducer
• Eric FellnerExecutive Producer
• Mike SouthonDirector of Photography
• Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
• Michael BradsellEditor
• Billy HopkinsCasting
• Suzanne Smith CrowleyCasting

A Kiss Before Dying (Trailer)

Release date

April 26, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Revenue

$15,400,000

Genres

Mystery, Thriller, Crime

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