Pacific Heights
Seen it?1990 | 102 min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Nightcrawler or The Killing of a Sacred Deer, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$55 million worldwide on a $18 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 142K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Schlesinger
- Melanie GriffithPatty Palmer
- Matthew ModineDrake Goodman
- Michael KeatonCarter Hayes
- MakoToshio Watanabe
- Nobu McCarthyMira Watanabe
- Laurie MetcalfStephanie MacDonald
- Carl LumblyLieutenant Lou Baker
- Dorian HarewoodDennis
- Luca BercoviciGreg
- Tippi HedrenFlorence Peters