Exotica

Exotica (1994)

  • 97% of critics liked it
    (30 reviews)

  • 81% of users liked it
    (7,274 ratings)

The action in Canadian provocateur Atom Egoyan's cryptic Exotica revolves largely around the strip club, which lends the film its name, a faux-tropical hothouse where young female dancers cater to their customers' sexual and psychological needs. Among the regulars is Francis (Bruce Greenwood), a… More

R, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By
Atom Egoyan
Written By
Atom Egoyan
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
May 16, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Nov 16, 1999

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Egoyan's first Cannes Film Fest entry is an engaging tale of sexual desire and alienation.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Uses its eroticism as a head trip into loneliness, alienation and desperation.

  • Dan Fienberg, Zap2it.com

    Egoyan's masterpiece -- a twisting tale of erotic obsession and hypnotic storytelling.

  • Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer

    Egoyan's intent is not ultimately to disturb us, but to look closely at people at their wits' end, desperate, and sad, in hopes of finding absolution for them.

  • Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks

    A mosaic-style thriller whose artful recipe is deepened in The Sweet Hereafter.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lafe F


    A hypnotizing film. Bruce Greenwood is a re-occurring patron at a strip club, and becomes fixated on a particular girl. His motives are revealed throughout. Well made film.

  • Joey N


    Strong, original, tightly wound.

  • Brian R


    One of Atom Egoyan's best and one of the best interconnected stories I have seen. The very last scene sums up my feelings for this picture. A true compelling masterpiece. A moody, psychological study of one man's all-consuming guilt and obsessions. Francis(Bruce… More

  • Audrey L


    Atom Egoyan's brilliant and disturbing masterpiece on the power of human connection and the elusiveness of same. Egoyan was once applauded by Roger Ebert for never having created a film for commercial reasons.I applaud him for staying in Canada-YAY as most of our talent… More

  • Anthony V


    Either you get the ending or you don't.

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