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Single White Female (1992)

R 1992-08-14 (US) Thriller 1h 47m

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Living with a roommate can be murder.

Overview

Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek out a roommate in order to keep her spacious digs.

Barbet Schroeder

Director
John Lutz

Novel
Don Roos

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Top Billed Cast

Bridget Fonda

Allison 'Allie' Jones
Jennifer Jason Leigh

Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
Steven Weber

Sam Rawson
Peter Friedman

Graham Knox
Stephen Tobolowsky

Mitch Myerson
Frances Bay

Elderly Neighbor
Tara Karsian

Mannish Applicant
Christiana Capetillo

Exotic Applicant
Jessica Lundy

Talkative Applicant
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on June 30, 2020

Roommate from Hell

An engaged designer (Bridget Fonda) living in an aging Gothic apartment in Manhattan dumps her boyfriend (Steven Weber) and advertises for a roommate. She ends up with a friendly identical twin that lost her sister when she was a girl (Jennifer Jason Leigh). A quality friendship develops until dubious things start happening.

"Single White Female" (1992) mixes elements of “Fatal Attraction” (1987) with the setting of “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968). It’s not great like the former, but it’s on par with the latter and arguably superior. The film possesses a haunting amb... read the rest.

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