Her Alibi
Seen it?1989 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Take the Money and Run, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No real honors on record. Nominated for 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards. Razzies don't count toward the rating.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bruce Beresford
- Tom SelleckPhil Blackwood
- Paulina PorizkovaNina
- William DanielsSam
- James FarentinoFrank Polito
- Patrick WayneGary Blackwood
- Tess HarperSally Blackwood
- Ronald Guttman'Lucy' Comanescu
- Victor ArgoAvram
- Hurd HatfieldTroppa
- Bill SmitrovichFarrell