

Black Widow
She mates and she kills.
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10.5M
- Box office
- $25.2M
- Language
- English
- neo-noir
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR6 Feb 1987
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1524 Jul 1987
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP12 Mar 1987
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1223 Jul 1987
JapanJP
- TheatricalG23 May 1987
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Black Widow was released on 6 February 1987.
Audience reviews
2- J7/10
John Chard
1/6/2016
The female of the species is more deadly than the male. Black Widow is directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Ronald Bass. It stars Debra Winger and Theresa Russell. Music is by Michael Small and cinematography by Conrad L. Hall. Two women. Catherine marries men for their money, then murders them. The other, Alexandra Barnes is on her tail, getting in close to hopefully expose her crimes... Rafelson's neo-n…
- K10/10
kevin2019
2/27/2024
"Black Widow" belongs in the category which seems to be attempting to recapture and recreate the classic film noir of the 1940's (this impression is subtly reinforced here by Michael Small's suitably evocative musical score). We first had "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981) and then this was followed by the explicit - and subsequently divisive - sexuality of "Body Heat" (1981), but it is "Black Widow" which succe…
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