Sisters
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
Why it matters
A chilling dive into identity and voyeurism, Brian De Palma’s Sisters unspools a psychological thriller wrapped in giallo-inspired visuals and unsettling suspense.
- Early De Palma at his most Hitchcockian—split screens, tracking shots, and a Bernard Herrmann score ratchet tension to a nerve-jangling pitch
- Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt embody fractured identities that blur reality and madness in a proto-slasher narrative
- A masterclass in practical effects and stylized violence that prefigures the ’70s slasher boom while flirting with art-house horror
- Perfect for fans of psycho-thrillers who crave atmosphere over cheap scares and want to trace the genre’s evolution through its key innovators
Director
6 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
100
Supernatural
40
Creature
18
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
57
Survival
33
