Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- sleek
- paranoid
- sensual
- late night thriller viewing
- 1990s movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a glossy but weakly written erotic thriller whose stylish premise and occasional suspense were undermined by implausibility.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Carly's new Manhattan apartment becomes the setting for sexual tension, voyeurism, stalking, and murder.
Hidden cameras and surveillance equipment allow someone to monitor the tenants throughout the high-tech building.
The elegant twentieth-floor apartment building presents itself as an upscale refuge while hiding a history of grisly deaths.
Carly is caught between Jack Landsford's conspiracy theories and Zeke Hawkins's unsettling charm as another neighbor dies.
Films like Sliver, and why
Basic Instinct
Shared erotic thriller mode, voyeuristic surveillance, murder mystery, and dangerous sexual tension.
Sliver
Shared eroticized suspense, stalking, domestic danger, and a woman threatened by a predatory figure.
Single White Female
Shared 1990s erotic thriller conventions, sexual paranoia, murder, and unreliable suspicion.
Body Double
Shared apartment-set psychological suspense, voyeurism, sexual threat, and escalating murder mystery.
Movie Details
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Release Date
- 1993-05-21
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (843)
Cast
- Sharon Stone
- William Baldwin
- Tom Berenger
- Polly Walker
- Colleen Camp
- Amanda Foreman
- Martin Landau
- CCH Pounder
- Nina Foch
- Keene Curtis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- 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 Sliver about?
- A newly divorced Manhattan editor enters a luxury tower where erotic intrigue, hidden cameras, and a history of murder make privacy impossible.
- What is Sliver like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sliver as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sliver violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Sliver as moderate.
- What did critics think of Sliver?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a glossy but weakly written erotic thriller whose stylish premise and occasional suspense were undermined by implausibility.
- Which films are like Sliver?
- Films with a similar feel include Basic Instinct, Sliver, Single White Female, and Body Double.
- How long is Sliver?
- Sliver runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sliver?
- In United States, Sliver streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
