Mortal Thoughts

Mortal Thoughts

Something terrible happened that night. Something everyone wanted to talk about. Something no one was telling the truth about.

1991 · 104 min · ★ 5.7 · Mystery, Thriller

A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.

Directed by Alan Rudolph · Written by William Reilly

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Demi Moore Cynthia Kellogg
Glenne Headly Joyce Urbanski
Bruce Willis James Urbanski
John Pankow Arthur Kellogg
Harvey Keitel Det. John Woods
Billie Neal Linda Nealon
Frank Vincent Dominic Marino
Karen Shallo Gloria Urbanski
Crystal Field Jeanette Marino
Marianne Leone Cooper Aunt Rita
Marc Baron Usher
Doris McCarthy Pat (Cynthia's Mother)

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