Movie

Dressed to Kill

1980 · 105 min

A sleek, unsettling Hitchcock-flavoured thriller that keeps you tense and guessing, with voyeuristic camera work and a razor-sharp sense of dread.

Tagline: The latest fashion in murder.
Overview: After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, mystery, deception
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
mystery
deception
violence
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong