Jade

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Jade

R

1995

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

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When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli (David Caruso) gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer, Matt (Chazz Palminteri). As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.

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Critics Consensus

An ostensible erotic thriller that's largely neither erotic nor thrilling, Jade marks one of several unfortunate low points for aggressively sexual mid-'90s cinema.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 23, 2018

Eszterhas seems as bored with them as we are. He's just moving his dopey plot along, leaving Friedkin to fill in the gaps with car chases and irrelevant chinoiserie.

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

Jun 12, 2013

Writer Joe Eszterhas's follow-up to his Showgirls fiasco is every bit as hopeless, and this time he takes some good actors down with him.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Jun 12, 2013

2/5

Car-chase aficionados are advised not to miss out on Jade, but others can safely give it a pass.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Apr 21, 2026

2.5/5

William Friedkin's director's cut may hew closer to his original vision for the film. But no version featuring such fatally miscast lead characters as these is going to work, and "Jade" remains a vacuous delivery system for several cool car stunts.

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Ronan Farren

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Feb 23, 2026

The sound acting by the principals can't conceal the fact that the screenplay is sadly unoriginal.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 22, 2025

3/5

…William Friedkin, Robert Evans and Joe Eszterhas had all seen this movie before, yet fancied making it one more time for the money, but with added class and trash. And classy trash is what Jade is...nothing outstays its welcome over a brisk 91 minutes...

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Robert P

@Superbad 2 days ago

Jade = a *2* star Movie!

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 27, 2025

Success in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $9,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ben D

@RT87620530 Jan 23, 2025

This one is rough. In The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Cal (Seth Rogan) advises Andy (Steve Carrell) that the key to seduction is “Pretend you’re David Caruso in Jade.” Ever since I heard that line almost 20 years ago, this movie has been at the back of my mind. I got none of that here. A contrived plot with all the usual suspects — corrupt politicians (Richard Crenna), slimy lawyers (Chazz Palminteri), and a detective playing by his own rules (David Caruso) — is filled with nonsensical car chase scenes and milquetoast “eroticism”. In Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F., the destructive car chase scene at least had a tinge of 1990s nostalgia to it, but here, it’s sincere and just stupid. Our good guy, ADA David Corelli (Caruso) causes more destructive chasing… someone than is even tangentially reasonable. This has to be one of my most loathed movie tropes. Jade fails because it is not thrilling (despite the intriguing beginning, a tone of which is abandoned thereafter) and is not erotic. In the end, I was left asking myself, “What did I just watch?”. Friedkin is a master, but not in this one.

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Victor P

@vperez714 Jun 23, 2024

The plot was contrived, arbitrary, and a disappointment from director William Friedkin and writer Joe Eszterhas who wrote Basic Instinct which was a better movie than Jade.

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Alice E

@RT76709705 Dec 23, 2023

it is very 90's but it is still good. I love its cinematography and score.

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John A

@ExcessMale Apr 30, 2023

For the first half or so, Friedkin makes this very 90's crime procedural significantly better than a standard episode of Law and Order however the script ultimately forces the film to peter out in it's uninvolving resolution. Does have a great cast.

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Synopsis

When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli (David Caruso) gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer, Matt (Chazz Palminteri). As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.

Director: William Friedkin
Producer: Joe Eszterhas, Craig Baumgarten, Gary Adelson, Robert Evans
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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