Featured Audience Ratings

• Tim S

  
  You could call this a love story if you wanted to, but it doesn't quite describe William Wyler's 1965 psychological thriller The Collector. It's more about learning about a man who's mind is clearly not stable, and what we find out about him later. The film builds… More
  You could call this a love story if you wanted to, but it doesn't quite describe William Wyler's 1965 psychological thriller The Collector. It's more about learning about a man who's mind is clearly not stable, and what we find out about him later. The film builds on a tension through the eyes of the culprit and his victim and rarely moves away from that, if ever. Through dialogue and body language, we learn a lot about these two people and we're interested in seeing what becomes of them. A minor complaint would be the film's look. Despite very strong direction from Wyler, the look of the film is pretty sparse and uninteresting. It looks like a television show rather than a film, which is a shame because playing with the color palette and lighting could have been a real benefit for such a tense atmosphere. Regardless, it's still a masterwork of terrific performances and story Wyler and from both Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.

• jay n

  
  Sad and creepy but still very watchable thanks to the usual excellent direction of William Wyler and the accomplished playing of Samantha Eggar and especially Terence Stamp whose icy demeanor as well as his ice blue eyes have rarely matched his character so well. The ending is… More
  Sad and creepy but still very watchable thanks to the usual excellent direction of William Wyler and the accomplished playing of Samantha Eggar and especially Terence Stamp whose icy demeanor as well as his ice blue eyes have rarely matched his character so well. The ending is chilling.

• Jennifer X

  
  Eh, the book was much creepier.

• Wahida K

  
  You won't dare open your mouth, but you'll be screaming for her to escape! And the weird thing the Idea fascinated me.

• Robert C

  
  A really solid thriller. No gore needed, just tense dialog solidly acted. The slightly claustrophobic setting really serves to heighten the tension. Stamp is sublime as Freddie who loves beautiful things and is an avid butterfly collector. Things begin to go awry for the… More
  A really solid thriller. No gore needed, just tense dialog solidly acted. The slightly claustrophobic setting really serves to heighten the tension. Stamp is sublime as Freddie who loves beautiful things and is an avid butterfly collector. Things begin to go awry for the socially inept Freddie when he decides to take his love of collecting beautiful things a little too far by capturing the young lady who he has "admired" from afar (sort of) for quite some time. Stamps ability to make Freddie both an ominous and oddly sympathetic creature is impressive. Eggar is perfect as Miranda the object of Freddie's "affection" and does a fine job of making Miranda feel both a helpless victim and a very cunning prisoner willing to do or say whatever it takes to free herself from the nightmare she has fallen into. A really creepy, yet enjoyable film.

• Red L

  
  The premise of the movie is that Freddie who a klutz and has no social capabilities kidnaps a pretty girl with the idea that he can make her fall in love with him. The movie revolves around the tension between the two of them. I like my movies to wrap themselves up in nice bundle,… More
  The premise of the movie is that Freddie who a klutz and has no social capabilities kidnaps a pretty girl with the idea that he can make her fall in love with him. The movie revolves around the tension between the two of them. I like my movies to wrap themselves up in nice bundle, but this ending is logical but not too satisfying.

• Dr Blood  

  
  The sexual tension between Stamp and Eggar sometimes does not quite work and the format is more like a stage play than a film, but, for all its flaws, it is better than most thrillers on offer today.

• Pierluigi P

  
  Superb psychological thriller. flawless on technical level. Great acting couple Stamp-Eggar. riveting and stylish direction on a minimal space by veteran William Wyler.

• John B

  
  The Brits had some really good creepy films from the sixties and this one of my favourites. Some of the thrillers of today would be much better if they stuck to some of the principles employed here.

• Chris B

  
  "The Collector" has been remade recently with poor results, but this is the original by William Wyler and is a classic suspense film that is genuinely disturbing and frightening in a very fundamental way. The film is more or less focused on portraying one man's… More
  "The Collector" has been remade recently with poor results, but this is the original by William Wyler and is a classic suspense film that is genuinely disturbing and frightening in a very fundamental way. The film is more or less focused on portraying one man's obsession with collecting and controlling the fate of both his butterfly collection and as of recently, a woman he has stalked for quite some time. After winning a substantial amount of money from a Football Pool, the mentally disturbed collector Freddy Clegg makes all the arraignments in his newly acquired estate to hold his latest piece for his collection. This specimen is Miranda (Samantha Eggar) who is kidnapped and taken back to the estate and locked away in a secret chamber behind a desk in an outside cellar. The problem is that there is nothing linking Freddy to the kidnapping and so there isn't much of a chance for poor Miranda who goes from trying to desperately escape to giving into Freddy's will. In the end he is hit over the head by Miranda with a shovel and must frantically run to the hospital and leaves Miranda unattended for over three days with no food or water. In the end when he finally comes back home and to Miranda's side, she dies before the doctor can make it to her. He convinces himself that it was her fault and that she got what she deserved because of her actions, not his. The film ends with him searching and finding a new less ambitious (Miranda acted sophisticated and better than Freddy which he resented) target. The film has a haunting and eerie score which fits the film rather perfectly and the acting is superb to match the Direction and screenplay of the film. This is a great and well done film that makes for a solid and disturbing suspense drama and is a fascinating look into the mind of a madman.

• Hal M

  
  A truly great novel, but not a great film. The genius of John Fowles was in the dual-diary aspect of it, the sharply contrasting points of view. That's entirely lost here...the movie is just about presenting the plot in a straightforward manner. I can't really recommend… More
  A truly great novel, but not a great film. The genius of John Fowles was in the dual-diary aspect of it, the sharply contrasting points of view. That's entirely lost here...the movie is just about presenting the plot in a straightforward manner. I can't really recommend this to either those who have read the book, or to those who haven't.

• Doctor S

  
  Worthwhile 2-character kidnapper & victim scenario. Terence Stamp is not your normal psycho (ha ha), he abducts Samantha Eggar in the hopes that she will fall in love with him after spending a month together. A novel dating technique, to say the least. There are two sequences… More
  Worthwhile 2-character kidnapper & victim scenario. Terence Stamp is not your normal psycho (ha ha), he abducts Samantha Eggar in the hopes that she will fall in love with him after spending a month together. A novel dating technique, to say the least. There are two sequences of tasty tension (favorite is the bath scene) but mostly examines the strange relationship that develops between the two. Interesting and unmistakable thematic influence on future Best Picture winner 'SIlence of the Lambs.'

• Emily B

  
  "Almost a love story" Freddie Clegg (Stamp) is a inept young man who doesn't fit in anywhere, Miranda Grey (Eggar) is the beautiful girl who he becomes obsessed with and kidnaps. The Collector is great film which was pretty ahead of it's time really. The two… More
  "Almost a love story" Freddie Clegg (Stamp) is a inept young man who doesn't fit in anywhere, Miranda Grey (Eggar) is the beautiful girl who he becomes obsessed with and kidnaps. The Collector is great film which was pretty ahead of it's time really. The two central charaters put in great performances and play of each other perfectly. Defiantly one to track down.

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