Malice (1993 film)

Malice
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarold Becker
Screenplay byAaron Sorkin
Scott Frank
Story byAaron Sorkin
Jonas McCord
Produced byHarold Becker
Charles Mulvehill
Rachel Pfeffer
Starring
CinematographyGordon Willis
Edited byDavid Bretherton
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1993 (1993-10-01)
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$61 million

Malice is a 1993 crime thriller film produced and directed by Harold Becker, and written by Aaron Sorkin and Scott Frank, from a story by Jonas McCord. It stars Nicole Kidman and Bill Pullman as a newlywed couple whose lives are upturned after they rent part of their home to a cavalier surgeon played by Alec Baldwin. The cast also features Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, and Tobin Bell. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Canada.

Malice was released by Columbia Pictures on October 1, 1993. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, grossing $61 million worldwide on a budget of $20 million. It proved successful in the video rental market, becoming one of the top 20 rented films in the United States for 1994.