Pulsions

Manhattan, midday. A razor glinting. A patient's sexual fantasies trigger a chain of events, ensnaring a call girl in a web of paranoia and murder. A mysterious blonde is the prime suspect. De Palma's psycho-thriller plays cat-and-mouse with audience expectations.

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Brian De Palma directed Pulsions in 1980. See Brian De Palma's full filmography, where to start with Brian De Palma, or where to go after you've seen everything by Brian De Palma.

Pulsions was released in 1980 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.