Random Encounter
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Random Encounter

Seduced by a stranger. Blinded by passion. Wanted for murder.

6.0 / 10 1998 1h 33mNR English
CrimeThriller

Storyline

Alicia, a promising young PR executive, goes home with a handsome stranger, only for the pair to be attacked by a woman with a knife. Alicia kills the woman in self-defense, but then finds herself framed for murder. Unraveling the mystery, Alicia finds herself plunged into a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.

Cast & Crew

Elizabeth Berkley

Elizabeth Berkley

Alicia 'Allie' Brayman

Lead
J. H. Wyman

J. H. Wyman

Kyle Jones (as Joel Wyner)

Frank Schorpion

Frank Schorpion

Det. Ed Royko

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman

Blake Preston

Ellen David

Ellen David

Sharon

JN

Joanna Noyes

Eilen Brayman

Mark Walker

Mark Walker

Avery Shaw

Susan Glover

Susan Glover

Judy Grant

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Douglas Jackson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Random Encounter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker