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Kalifornia

Kalifornia

Thriller · Crime · 1993

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Movie details

Kalifornia

“Fear never travels alone.”

1993 Thriller · Crime 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

61K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

59 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

49 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Kalifornia?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dominic Sena

Written by

Stephen Levy · Tim Metcalfe

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Court is in session

Put Kalifornia on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.