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Best Seller · LeviOsa

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Writing A Book Is Easy. Writing A Best Seller Is Murder.

ActionCrimeDrama1h 35m

🍅71%

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71%

Tomatometer

🍿

53%

Popcornmeter

6.0

TMDB

Storyline

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.

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Details

DirectorJohn Flynn

ReleasedSep 25, 1987

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$4.3M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Orion Pictures

Hemdale

Cast

James Woods

James Woods

Cleve

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Dennis Meechum

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Roberta Gillian

Allison Balson

Allison Balson

Holly Meechum

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

David Madlock

George Coe

George Coe

Graham

Anne Pitoniak

Anne Pitoniak

Mrs. Foster

Mary Carver

Mary Carver

Cleve's mother

Kathleen Lloyd

Kathleen Lloyd

Annie

Sully Boyar

Sully Boyar

Monks

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Harold, Cleve's father

E. Brian Dean

Taxi Driver

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

4 fresh · 2 rotten

S

Scott Tobias

RTThe DissolveMar 30, 2015

Best Seller wouldn't amount to much without Woods' foul, sadistic, gleefully profane edge.

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

The problem is that Best Seller is light on plot, real light. It doesn't have a compelling story at its center, only the original inspiration of the best-selling cop and the killer who wants to talk.

D

David Nusair

RTReel Film ReviewsMay 18, 2025

...a deliberately-paced endeavor that benefits from its assortment of agreeable attributes and elements...

M

Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyJul 10, 2023

Two compelling lead performances charge this otherwise sloppy crime procedural.

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Information

Title

Best Seller

Released

Sep 25, 1987

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Status

Released

Studios

Orion Pictures, Hemdale

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