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A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan.

19986.51h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by Andrew Davis
Written by Patrick Smith Kelly, Frederick Knott
Produced by Anne Kopelson, Peter Macgregor-Scott, Arnold Kopelson
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $128.0M

Top Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Steven Taylor

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Emily Bradford Taylor

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

David Shaw

David Suchet

David Suchet

Mohamed Karaman

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Raquel Martinez

Michael P. Moran

Michael P. Moran

Bobby Fain

Novella Nelson

Novella Nelson

Ambassador Alice Wills

Constance Towers

Constance Towers

Sandra Bradford

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Jason Gates

Maeve McGuire

Maeve McGuire

Ann Gates

Themes & Keywords

jealousyhusband wife relationshipblackmailattempted murderartistextramarital affairpainter as artistex-prisonerloyal girlfriend

About A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder is a crime, thriller, drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of jealousy, husband wife relationship, blackmail, attempted murder, artist, extramarital affair. Directed by Andrew Davis, it stars Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen. 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.

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