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Compromising Positions

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The murder of a swinging Long Island dentist puts an ex-reporter housewife (Susan Sarandon) onto a story.

Critics Reviews

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Variety Staff Variety 10/30/2007
A silly little whodunnit that's a mild embarrassment to all involved. Go to Full Review
Time Out 02/09/2006
It's all very humorous and engaging, if only for proving that American whodunits don't have to have car chases and brutality; and it has a wicked eye for the vacuity of middle-class good life and what it may conceal. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
The movie has such a bitter core, such a distaste for its characters, that I ended up feeling uncomfortable in its company. Go to Full Review
Kathi Maio Sojourner 08/21/2019
I only know that I found this lightweight mystery movie surprisingly thought-provoking. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 10/30/2007
3/4
A lightweight but most enjoyable comedy-mystery. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/21/2005
3/5
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Blake- N @PBSAniDom 17h Compromising Positions is one of those movies that sits right in the middle for me. It isn't terrible, and I can see why some viewers enjoy its mix of mystery, comedy, and drama, but it never fully grabbed my attention. The story moves along fine, yet it rarely feels exciting or memorable. The cast does a decent job with the material, and there are a few entertaining moments scattered throughout. Some scenes have charm, but the humor and suspense didn't always land as well as I hoped. What keeps this movie from being worse is that it's competently made and generally easy to watch. At the same time, it lacks the strong characters, tension, or standout moments needed to make it truly good. Overall, Compromising Positions is a very average film in my opinion. It's not the worst movie I've seen, but it's also not one I'll be rushing to revisit. I'd give it a 5/10. See more Alain E @AlainE 02/23/2025 The ADA should refuse to fix the cavities of the people behind this lightweight crime mystery. The only person who dies is a periodontist. Noone other than Shakespeare recommended to kill the lawyers, but Susan Sarandon’s husband in the movie, an attorney, escapes untouched. See more jon c 08/31/2020 based on the book by Susan Issacs comes a muder-mystery starring Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Joan Allen Detective David Suarez is assigned to the latest case of a New England town a renowned dentist gets murdered and his latest patient Judith Singer is highly suspicious of the whole thing being that she used to be a journalist she decides to dig deeper to find out why her womanizing dentist ended up dead there's more to it than just being a random killing as Judith gets closer to the truth realizing her dentist may not have been so perfect like the teeth he cleaned for a living some of the music in here is straight up goofy and this has the vibe of a Lifetime movie but Sarandon and Julia have such likable chemistry almost going romantic but never acting upon it since Judith has a husband that tries hard even if he's not attentive overall very lightweight whodunit about the middle-class neighborhood See more 10/27/2012 A housewife turned sleuth leads clueless police to the killer of a philandering dentist. This dark comedy about murder mysteries fails on all levels. See more 05/05/2012 Inane, with a few comedic moments. Nothing special. See more 07/18/2010 Not bad, but had the potential to be much funnier. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The murder of a swinging Long Island dentist puts an ex-reporter housewife (Susan Sarandon) onto a story.
Director
Frank Perry
Producer
Frank Perry
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m