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A Perfect Murder
Directed by Andrew Davis
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory. From TMDB
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A Perfect Murder is a 1998 crime thriller drama film, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen.
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48 of 48 · most liked firstTwenty-five minutes into A PERFECT MURDER (1998). So funny that we made a guy whose shtick was playing bad husbands into one of our biggest movie stars. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Andrew Davis also remade a Hitchcock movie in 1998 but people aren’t still having tantrums about it. A PERFECT MURDER is a good movie but PSYCHO ‘98 is 10x more interesting
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie: A Perfect Murder from 1998 with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen Movie poster is in black and white
neutral · AI labelView post →#JuneMovieChallenge Movie where spouses try to kill each other A Perfect Murder (1998) Underrated remake of Dial M for Murder
neutral · AI labelView post →David Suchet making an appearance adds a whole star to this movie. #NowWatching A PERFECT MURDER (1998, Dir. Andrew Davis) #1998BuildUp #FThisMovieFest
neutral · AI labelView post →When we decided we were doing a Gwyneth season, I knew we needed @bobbyfinger.bsky.social on to talk about A Perfect Murder, a movie he and I love so much more than almost anyone else.
positive · AI labelView post →40 years ago today, the Matlock (1986-1995) TV movie/pilot, Diary of a Perfect Murder, aired. The series began its run on September 20, 1986. #80s #80sTV #Matlock
neutral · AI labelView post →#BOTD 1931 New York Laurinda Barrett : Actress, known for The Wrong Man (1956), A Perfect Murder (1998) and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968).
neutral · AI labelView post →We can also look at this film with hindsight and see a city in the midst of a great transformation, both real and projected. NYC in the final decades of the twentieth century could be quite gritty. Films like this, A Perfect Murder, Cruel Intentions, etc., aimed to show wealth, power, etc. #HATM
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s not an awful movie on its’ own but A Perfect Murder (1998 with Paltrow and Viggo Mortenson) is garbage when you realize it’s actually a remake of Dial M for Murder
negative · AI labelView post →They’d be better off having a movie night, or multiple, and show movies of infidelity that ended badly: Obsessed Fatal Attraction Unfaithful A Perfect Murder
neutral · AI labelView post →Columbo “MAKE ME A PERFECT MURDER”. Trish Van Devere could have housed Barbara Gordon in a 1981 Batman movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge Oct. 20 - movie or TV character played by Viggo Mortenson that is not LOTR David Shaw - A Perfect Murder (1998) #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →From Roger Ebert's review of A PERFECT MURDER (Davis, 1998). God he was one of a kind.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're a fan of A Perfect Murder, The Fugitive, Under Seige, or any of Andrew Davis' other films then have a listen to this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast where we discuss his career. There's serious gold to be found. www.moviesinfocus.com/podcast-epis...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched A Perfect Murder last night, her 1998 film with Michael Douglas, she was terrific in that, too.
positive · AI labelView post →Movies with extras worth watching at home, part 16/26 - O&P. Not many O’s! However, One Hour Photo has the only film commentary that Robin Williams did (with director Mark Romanek). DVD: One Hour Photo Out of Sight One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest A Perfect Murder #filmsky #physicalmedia
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched the 1997 film “A Perfect Murder”. Why don’t they make $60m garbage thrillers starring Michael Douglas, Gwenyth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen any longer?
neutral · AI labelView post →Talking of reptilian, I love him in A Perfect Murder (very loose remake of Dial M for Murder) in which Gwyneth Paltrow models fabulous clothes, and Douglas busts out his best slimeball, almost as much fun as Ray Milland in Hitchcock's original. The kind of slick fun they don't make any more.
positive · AI labelView post →🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on June 5! What's your fave? 1. Rififi 2. A Perfect Murder 3. The Cokeville Miracle 4. Thriller: A Cruel Picture Check out all 46 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller
neutral · AI labelView post →Years ago EW had a review of “A Perfect Murder” with a line like, “Gwyneth Paltrow is tired of being married to Michael Douglas, because Michael Douglas is a Big, Angry Lizard” and it’s a description I now think about anytime I see him in a movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Juror #2, a cross between 12 Angry Men (great film) and A Perfect Murder (great short story). Very cool, very pensive.
neutral · AI labelView post →That blessing evokes the wonderful dialog at the end of the movie "A Perfect Murder" (1998) when Mohamed Karaman (the great David Suchet) says to Emily, in Arabic, "May God be with you" and she replies "And you as well."
neutral · AI labelView post →Combine two movie titles to make a new film: A Perfect Murder On The Orient Express
neutral · AI labelView post →The one that sealed it for me was Michael Douglas in A Perfect Murder. You could not find a character, hell a movie, that screams ambivalence more than that.
neutral · AI labelView post →Do you have a moment to discuss his performance in "A Perfect Murder"? It's already a great film but somehow he ups its game in every scene he's in: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfe...
neutral · AI labelView post →Mmhmm! It was great to see that movie theater employee respond as he did. And I loved when he took part in that particularly involved film discussion with the folks at that 24-hour trucker theater when he went to see A Perfect Murder. It's alllllllll in those details.
neutral · AI labelView post →This reminds me of when we watched A Perfect Murder in film study. Everything looks normal until Michael Douglas pulls out his brick phone.
neutral · AI labelView post →🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on June 5! What's your fave? 1. Rififi 2. A Perfect Murder 3. The Cokeville Miracle 4. Thriller: A Cruel Picture Check out all 46 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller
neutral · AI labelView post →My #review of A Perfect Murder (1998). www.partyapocalypse.com/movie-blog/a... #movies #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 Film Reviews 191. Lord of Illusions (1995) - 4.0 192. A Perfect Murder (1998) - 4.0 193. Hoppers (2026) - 4.5 194. Dead Presidents (1995) - 5.0 195. 54 (1998) - 4.5 #2026FilmsDH
positive · AI labelView post →It was a great 3 film run if you include The Package. But his films after that were...not terribly good. With the exception of A Perfect Murder with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen.
positive · AI labelView post →Well A Perfect Murder wasn't bad either. Interesting to see these actors in this kind of movie. Think I'm gonna watch a few TikToks or YouTube videos and head to bed.
neutral · AI labelView post →I like this movie and remember also liking the remake A Perfect Murder. But I'm not sure if it's because it was a good movie or because I enjoyed getting to look at Viggo Mortensen. I'll have to rewatch it sometime.
positive · AI labelView post →In “Make Me a Perfect Murder”, is the pitcher of iced drink Coke in the TV/movie executive’s office? I’m starting to fill in some blanks about Columbo, but what’s his first name? Who’s his wife? Does he really have a wife or is that a lie he uses?
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you seen A Perfect Murder (1998) with Michael Douglas & Gwyneth Paltrow? Good movie Viggo Mortensen is in it too.
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) A Perfect Murder (HD) is available today on (Amazon)(US) for $5.00 Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury, Michael P. Moran Genre: (Crime) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1083171-pe...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fitting in the other movie on this disc now. Currently watching: A Perfect Murder
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve been listening to a podcast recapping A Perfect Murder (I’ve never seen it), and I really can’t picture Gwenyth acting on film, although I know I’ve seen her in Iron Man and Shallow Hal. (And I absolutely predicted this twist)
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Snake - 03/23/2025: 9/9 Correct Score: 1258 (top 30%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 www.moviesnake.io Looking at some of the answers, and how is "A Perfect Murder" part of a film franchise? Because it remakes "Dial M"? That's an awful loose definition!
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched A Perfect Murder staring Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow with Viggo Mortenson and David Suchet. It is a “remake” of Dial M for Murder. I would say it’s inspired by the original plays concept while creating a new story. I found it to be an enjoyable thriller.
positive · AI labelView post →Last night, I watched A Perfect Murder, a retelling of Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder. It was interesting but also missing details that made "Dial M" so compelling. We get some fun changes from the original, though, so it's still worth a watch. letterboxd.com/film/a-perfe...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's very good. I was actually going to pick Fatal Attraction. It's a great movie! A Perfect Murder is another good movie by him! 😃 Basic Instinct, too!
positive · AI labelView post →You would be guessing correctly, my friend (PLUS he steals every movie he's in! He's the best thing in "A Perfect Murder" - which is already a pretty good film before he shows up!)
positive · AI labelView post →MOVIE LORE The spacious "illegal loft space" where the con / painter David (Viggo Mortensen) resides in A Perfect Murder (1998) was owned by Dennis Hopper. It's my hypothesis that Dennis and Viggo kept in touch after Boiling Point (1993), a pretty good neo-noir where neither of them are very nice.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one I've seen a few times over the years (last time was nearly 10 years ago). Wonderfully devious performance from Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow holds her own (and looks great). Not an amazing thriller but kept my attention to the end. Fine direction by Andrew Davis who a few years before directed the great thriller, The Fugitive. 3.75/5
positive · AI labelView post →You should thank me. Artists are always appreciated more after they're dead! A Perfect Murder is directed by Andrew Davis and written by Frederick Knott and Patrick Smith Kelly. It stars Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet and Sarita Choudhury. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Dariusz Wolski. A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan. A re-imaging of "Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for…
positive · AI labelView post →You should thank me. Artists are always appreciated more after they're dead! A Perfect Murder is directed by Andrew Davis and written by Frederick Knott and Patrick Smith Kelly. It stars Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet and Sarita Choudhury. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Dariusz Wolski. A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan. A re-imaging of "Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for…
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