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# Your Remote May Not Survive This Movie.
- URL: https://www.bensmovieguide.com/if-your-remote-survives-this-movie-youre-a-calmer-person-than-i-am/
- Published: 2026-10-15T16:04:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T20:03:27.000Z
- Description: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, and Bill Pullman star in a thriller that keeps changing direction just when you think you've figured it out. Good luck keeping your opinions to yourself.
- Author: Ben
- Tags: #editorial, #movie, Movie: Malice (1993), thriller, mystery, crime, 1990s, Rating: R, #Runtime: 107, #Verdict: Rent, #Watch: Major Platforms, #Eyebrow: TRUST NOBODY. EXPECT ANYTHING., #featured

You know those movies where you can pretty much figure out what's going to happen about halfway through? *Malice*isn't one of them. In fact, the more confident you become that you've figured things out, the more likely you are to find yourself arguing with your television...or throwing your remote.

[*Malice*](https://www.bensmovieguide.com/malice-1993-review/) is a 1993 thriller starring Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, and Bill Pullman. It's one of those movies that's difficult to talk about because almost anything I tell you beyond the basic premise risks ruining something.

But I’ll do my best.

**Everybody Seems to Have Something Going On**

Bill Pullman plays Andy, a college administrator married to Tracy (Nicole Kidman). They're living in an old house that needs work, trying to build a life together, and dealing with the usual problems that come with marriage.

Then there's Dr. Jed Hill, played by Alec Baldwin.

Jed is a brilliant surgeon who also happens to be an arrogant SOB. He's the kind of guy who walks into a room and immediately lets everyone know he's the smartest person in it. Unfortunately, he might actually be.

Andy and Jed knew each other in high school, and when they reconnect, Andy eventually invites him to rent part of his house. Tracy isn't particularly thrilled about the arrangement.

Meanwhile, there's a series of violent attacks involving women at the college where Andy works. The police are investigating, and Andy finds himself drawn into that situation as well. So now you've got a marriage, an obnoxious surgeon living upstairs, a criminal investigation, and several people whose behavior might make you suspicious.

And we're just getting started.

**Just When You Think You Know**

Here's what works about *Malice*. Most thrillers give you a mystery and spend the rest of the movie letting you work toward the answer. Maybe there's a twist near the end, but you generally understand what kind of story you're watching. *Malice* doesn't follow that arrangement.

It gives you information, lets you draw some conclusions, and then introduces something that makes you reconsider those conclusions. Sometimes you realize you were looking at something the wrong way. Other times, you realize you weren't even asking the right questions.

That's when you start talking “with” your television. "Why would you do that?" "Are you kidding me?" "Oh, come on!"

And my personal favorite? "Wait…WHAT?" Get used to saying that one. A lot.

The cast deserves a lot of credit for making this work. Alec Baldwin is particularly good as Jed. I suspect he's especially good in this role because I'm not entirely convinced he's acting. He might just be playing himself.

Nicole Kidman has a role that requires more than you might initially expect, and Bill Pullman is a good choice for Andy. He comes across as a fairly ordinary guy surrounded by people and circumstances that are anything but ordinary. There's also an impressive supporting cast, including Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, and Bebe Neuwirth.

**Just Enjoy the Ride**

I don't think *Malice* is a perfectly constructed thriller. I'm not even sure it would survive a particularly aggressive examination of every plot detail. But I also don't think that's the point of watching it.

Some movies are enjoyable because everything makes perfect sense. Others are enjoyable because you're never entirely sure what the hell is going on, and you can't wait to find out. *Malice* belongs firmly in that second category.

My advice? Don't read detailed plot descriptions. Don't go looking for explanations or spoilers. Just put the movie on and see how well you do at figuring things out.

And maybe put the remote somewhere safe.

Your television didn't do anything to deserve what's coming.

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