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Curdled

Curdled

Comedy · Crime · Thriller · 1996

A death-obsessed cleaning woman uncovers a clue identifying a Florida bartender for a series of socialite murders.

Movie details

Curdled

“After the killer kills, after the living are dead, somebody has to clean up the mess… and you thought your job sucked.”

1996 Comedy · Crime · Thriller 1h 28m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A death-obsessed cleaning woman uncovers a clue identifying a Florida bartender for a series of socialite murders.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Reb Braddock

Written by

John Maass · Reb Braddock

William Baldwin

William Baldwin

Paul Guell

Angela Jones

Angela Jones

Gabriela

Bruce Ramsay

Bruce Ramsay

Eduardo

Lois Chiles

Lois Chiles

Katrina Brandt

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Lodger

Mel Gorham

Mel Gorham

Elena

Daisy Fuentes

Daisy Fuentes

Clara

Court is in session

Put Curdled on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.