Exotica

★★★★★

Turkish title: Exotica

“In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.”

1994 · 1 h 43 min

Directed by Atom Egoyan

Drama

Watch trailer

Cast

Bruce Greenwood Mia Kirshner Elias Koteas Arsinée Khanjian

Credits

Written by: Atom Egoyan

Plot

His breakthrough, an interwoven drama set in a strip club.

Sinekatalog’s take

Atom Egoyan's puzzle of interlocking lives around a strip club is cool, mysterious and haunting. Its fractured structure slowly reveals grief, and the film is sensual, restrained and intriguing.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (22,812 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

If you liked this

Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.

• The Sweet Hereafter 1997 · Atom Egoyan · IMDb 7.4 · Same director
• Scarecrow 1973 · Jerry Schatzberg · IMDb 7.2 · Viewers also liked
• Crash 1996 · David Cronenberg · IMDb 6.4 · Same movement
• The Adjuster 1991 · Atom Egoyan · IMDb 6.5 · Same director
• Camilla 1994 · Deepa Mehta · IMDb 6.0 · Same movement
• Water 2005 · Deepa Mehta · IMDb 7.7 · Same movement