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Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

Smart girls. Pretty girls. Missing girls.

19976.51h 55m

Overview

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

Directed by Gary Fleder
Written by David Klass, James Patterson
Produced by David Brown, Joe Wizan
Box OfficeBudget: $27.0MRevenue: $60.5M

Top Cast

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Det. Alex Cross

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Dr. Kate McTiernan

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Det. Nick Ruskin

Alex McArthur

Alex McArthur

Det. Davey Sikes

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Dr. Will Rudolph

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

FBI Agent Kyle Craig

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Det. John Sampson, LAPD

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Chief Hatfield, Durham PD

Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

Seth Samuel

Roma Maffia

Roma Maffia

Dr. Ruocco

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookescapekidnappingdetectivefbiinvestigationnorth carolinapsychologistserial killerpsychological thrillerlos angeles, californiadoctorkickboxingmissing personuncle niece relationshippolice psychologisthomicide investigationpsychological detectivepsychological profiling

About Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls is a thriller, crime, mystery, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of based on novel or book, escape, kidnapping, detective, fbi, investigation. Directed by Gary Fleder, it stars Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes. Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

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