Whispers in the Dark
Seen it?1992 | 103 min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 33% on Rotten Tomatoes and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead and people who like to watch through their fingers. Keeps you leaning forward. Liked Dressed to Kill or Smile? This is a good next one. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his help increasingly important when a female patient is murdered and it turns out that her new boyfriend was also seeing the dead woman.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
33% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 57%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$30 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christopher Crowe
- Annabella SciorraAnn Hecker
- Jamey SheridanDoug McDowell
- Anthony LaPagliaLarry Morgenstern
- Jill ClayburghSarah Green
- John LeguizamoJohn Castillo
- Deborah Kara UngerEve Abergray
- Anthony HealdPaul
- Alan AldaLeo Green
- Jacqueline BrookesLorraine McDowell
- Gene CanfieldBilly O'Meara