Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- creepy
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film tense and watchable, with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd providing strong character work despite an overextended, contrived, and increasingly illogical thriller plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex Cross combines police work and forensic psychology while tracking the killer known as Casanova.
The investigation concerns a killer who kidnaps young women, confines them, and murders victims.
The film is identified as neo-noir and frames its serial-killer investigation through a bleak 1990s crime-movie aesthetic.
Dr. Kate McTiernan escapes captivity and helps Alex Cross locate the missing women and killer.
Films like Kiss the Girls, and why
The Silence of the Lambs
Shares a serial killer investigation, forensic psychology, procedural mystery, and grim neo-noir atmosphere.
Se7en
Shares a bleak serial killer case, investigative pressure, disturbing crimes, and a psychologically charged crime-thriller structure.
Copycat
Shares a late-1990s serial killer mystery, heightened suspense, and a young woman confronting a lethal predator.
Along Came a Spider
Shares an investigative thriller focused on abducted women, a calculating detective, and escalating psychological danger.
Movie Details
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Release Date
- 1997-09-29
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1973)
Cast
- Morgan Freeman
- Ashley Judd
- Cary Elwes
- Alex McArthur
- Tony Goldwyn
- Jay O. Sanders
- Bill Nunn
- Brian Cox
- Richard T. Jones
- Roma Maffia
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium 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 Kiss the Girls about?
- A forensic psychologist and an escaped captive race to expose a serial predator before another kidnapped woman is killed.
- What is Kiss the Girls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kiss the Girls as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Kiss the Girls violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Kiss the Girls as moderate.
- What did critics think of Kiss the Girls?
- Critics broadly found the film tense and watchable, with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd providing strong character work despite an overextended, contrived, and increasingly illogical thriller plot.
- Which films are like Kiss the Girls?
- Films with a similar feel include The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, Copycat, and Along Came a Spider.
- How long is Kiss the Girls?
- Kiss the Girls runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kiss the Girls?
- In United States, Kiss the Girls streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
