Body Heat (1981)
As the temperature rises, the suspense begins.
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Body Heat rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 43K votes
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic77%
TMDb7/10· 679 votesWith 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 77/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Body Heat
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Cast of Body Heat
William Hurt
as Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner
as Matty Walker
Richard Crenna
as Edmund Walker
Ted Danson
as Peter Lowenstein
J.A. Preston
as Oscar Grace
Mickey Rourke
as Teddy Lewis
Kim Zimmer
as Mary Ann
Jane Hallaren
as Stella
Lanna Saunders
as Roz Kraft
- C
Carola McGuinness
as Heather Kraft
- M
Michael M. Ryan
as Miles Hardin
Larry Marko
as Judge Costanza
Body Heat facts
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $24.1M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Erotic thriller tension crackles with noir fatalism and seduction
- •Femme fatale archetype executed with sophisticated dramatic restraint
- •Twisting plot delivers satisfying narrative surprise effectively
What the audience disliked
- •Dated sexual politics reflect problematic attitudes toward women
- •Melodramatic exposition occasionally undermines thriller credibility
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