Looker
A plastic surgeon investigates the murders of his newly perfected patients and uncovers a dangerous computer company's hidden agenda.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- clinical
- eerie
- retro sci fi night
- techno thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise intriguing but considered its execution illogical, dull, and unable to be rescued by Albert Finney's performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Digital Matrix employs high-tech computer systems in activities connected to the models' deaths and the larger conspiracy.
Dr. Larry Roberts follows the murders to the mysterious computer company Digital Matrix.
Roberts performs cosmetic alterations on models pursuing perfection before their appearances become entangled with the company's activities.
The film's science-fiction premise revolves around an early-1980s high-tech computer company and its mysterious digital operations.
Films like Looker, and why
Westworld
shared technology-driven paranoia, corporate conspiracy, and grounded science fiction thriller conventions
The Terminal Man
shared high-tech corporate menace, surveillance anxiety, and retro-futurist thriller atmosphere
Brainstorm
shared science fiction investigation centered on technological manipulation and institutional secrecy
WarGames
shared 1980s techno-paranoia, computer systems, and conspiracy thriller structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Crichton
- Release Date
- 1981-10-30
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (139)
Cast
- Albert Finney
- James Coburn
- Susan Dey
- Leigh Taylor-Young
- Dorian Harewood
- Tim Rossovich
- Darryl Hickman
- Kathryn Witt
- Terri Welles
- Michael Hawkins
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Looker about?
- A plastic surgeon investigates the murders of his newly perfected patients and uncovers a dangerous computer company's hidden agenda.
- What is Looker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Looker as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Looker violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Looker as mild.
- What did critics think of Looker?
- Critics broadly found the premise intriguing but considered its execution illogical, dull, and unable to be rescued by Albert Finney's performance.
- Which films are like Looker?
- Films with a similar feel include Westworld, The Terminal Man, Brainstorm, and WarGames.
- How long is Looker?
- Looker runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Looker?
- In United States, Looker is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
