Shining Through

Shining Through (1992)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (5,373 ratings)

Kewpie-doll voiced Melanie Griffith does a sexed-up Nancy Drew turn in David Seltzer's adaptation of Susan Issacs' novel Shining Through. Set during World war II, Griffith plays Linda Voss, a spunky New York girl who applies for a job with international lawyer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas). Ed… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
David Seltzer
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jan 31, 1992 Wide
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Pete Croatto, Filmcritic.com

    fails as an espionage thriller, but also as a romance

  • Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

    Griffith as an American spy posing as a German during WWII. Gimme a break!!!

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    The word 'bore' comes to mind

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Wildaly M


    Totally unrealistic. I mean, really? Secretary who happens to know German turned into full-time secret spy in Nazi Germany? I guess if you don't think too much about it, you can enjoy it.

  • Dean M


    This war-drama of the Forties with Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffiths is so clever and effective homeage.

  • Red L


    If you don't think too much, its a good movie. Melanie Griffith spying for the Americans as a German domestic even though her story about her background doesn't hold up. Michael Douglas as a spy who doesn't speak any German. Surely the Germans were not that stupid.

  • jay n


    could have been a good film with a little polish and different actors in the leads

  • Leo L


    Great movie.

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