Overview
A woman's ambition knows no bounds as she manipulates her way to the top of the news world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- sardonic
- provocative
- dark comedy night
- crime film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a smart, sharply cast black comedy dissecting America's obsession with celebrity, with Nicole Kidman's performance as its defining strength.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Suzanne's manipulative schemes and escalating crimes are presented with comic precision rather than conventional solemnity.
Suzanne treats television exposure as the highest form of achievement and reshapes every relationship around appearing successful.
Suzanne's desire to become a television newscaster drives her to manipulate her husband, teenagers, and colleagues.
Suzanne addresses the camera and performs an appealing version of herself while the surrounding events reveal her calculation.
Films like To Die For, and why
Network
shares blackly comic social satire, media obsession, and a charismatic morally corrosive protagonist
Natural Born Killers
combines celebrity culture satire, crime, and an unsettlingly humorous portrait of ambition
Fargo
features dark comedy, criminal escalation, and a protagonist manipulating social expectations for personal gain
The Player
examines ruthless ambition and performance through a sharply comic, morally ambiguous character study
Movie Details
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Release Date
- 1995-09-22
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (927)
Cast
- Nicole Kidman
- Matt Dillon
- Joaquin Phoenix
- Casey Affleck
- Illeana Douglas
- Alison Folland
- Dan Hedaya
- Wayne Knight
- Kurtwood Smith
- Holland Taylor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 To Die For about?
- A dazzlingly ruthless aspiring newscaster turns small-town television, marriage, and teenage vulnerability into instruments of her climb toward fame.
- What is To Die For like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of To Die For as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is To Die For violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in To Die For as moderate.
- What did critics think of To Die For?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a smart, sharply cast black comedy dissecting America's obsession with celebrity, with Nicole Kidman's performance as its defining strength.
- Which films are like To Die For?
- Films with a similar feel include Network, Natural Born Killers, Fargo, and The Player.
- How long is To Die For?
- To Die For runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch To Die For?
- In United States, To Die For streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
