Charles Cioffi, Donald Sutherland, Dorothy Tristan

A low-key small town detective journeys to New York City to investigate the murder of a friend and discovers that both the killer and the victim were clients of the same high-class call girl.

Flixster Users

79% liked it

4,928 ratings

Critics

96% liked it

28 critics

R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Alan J. Pakula

Release Date: June 25, 1971

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: February 5, 2002

Get It:

Stats: 290 reviews

Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Your Rating



clear rating
Share on: Facebook Twitter

Flixster Reviews (290)


  • December 27, 2008
    Beautifully dark in both image and theme. Fonda and Sutherland are both amazingly natural and vulnerable. Gordon Willis' cinematography is breathtaking.
  • December 27, 2008
    Klute looks great but as a thriller and as a story its pretty weak. Maybe I've seen too many others like it to realize this is the great uncle (if not granddaddy) of them all. Sutherland's performance is subdued and low-key and Jane Fonda's performance is definitely the highlight...( read more). Klute works better as a character study than a thriller but in the end it just didn't age very well. As a whole don't look for too much but this movie's a must for fans of great performances.
  • August 4, 2007
    another donald sutherland disaster. he seemed to star in some very atmospheric flicks throughout his career but there's not one i've seen that had alot more than just atmosphere. klute is another example of this. was it supposed to be an insight into a call girls life rather than...( read more) about a lost person? am i missing something here? coz it centered more on the call girl than what i thought was the slight plot of the film. it was pretty much just an advertising campaign for jane fonda. it also seemed to go on too long. i can't give this one much. one star for the atmosphere. one star for jane fondas acting in her self-advertisement
  • May 20, 2007
    Some of the best cinematography ever - I love the look of this film. Maybe Jane's finest turn. As a suspense thriller however, it's just OK.
  • March 7, 2007
    Interesting character driven thriller featuring Jane Fonda's insecure call girl verballing jousting with Donald Sutherland's unusually sensitive detective investigating a missing person. A little short on action, but clever, insightful and edgy.
  • October 7, 2009
    Very good suspenseful drama.
  • October 4, 2009
    My favorite Pakula. Sutherland and Fonda are excellent.
  • July 23, 2009
    Donald Sutherland is adorable and Jane Fonda is damaged in this detective story that's also an unlikely love story. Unsentimental and intriguing.
  • July 5, 2009
    I will NOT see a Movie that has this Commie, Traitor, BITCH in it.
    They don't have a LOW enough rating for her.
    She can rot in the Hanoi Hilton, for what she did to Our troops during Vietnam.

    BURN BITCH, BURN
  • May 14, 2009
    Not a great fan of Jane Fonda's but doggone it she can act. The scene where she is listening to a tape of her friend while her friend is being tortured by the perpetrator - well it is so powerful. One of her finest performances.

Critic Reviews


October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

With Fonda and Sutherland, you have actors who understand and sympathize with their characters, and you have a vehicle worthy of that sort of intelligence. So the fact that the thriller stuff doesn't ... full review

View more Klute reviews at RottenTomatoes.com

Comments


This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Klute" !

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Official Trailer

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • American Gigolo
    American Gigolo (0%)
  • The Underneath
    The Underneath (100%)

Facts


No facts approved yet. Be the first

Klute : Watch Free on TV


Klute Trivia


  • Barbra Steisand was considered for the role of Bree Daniels in Klute  Answer »
  • Director Alan J. Pakula is famous for his "paranoia trilogy," three movies from the 70's that echoed America's new fear of government after Watergate. Two of them are "All the President's Men" and "Klute." What's the third one?  Answer »
  • Barefoot in the Park Barbarella Klute The China Syndrome On Golden Pond Monster-In-Law....  Answer »
  • Who did Klute talk to in Klute ?Det  Answer »

Video Clips


No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?