Japan Synopsis
“An earthquake is about to hit L.A. It's called Detective Rita Rizzoli.”
Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and more when a major cocaine ring is suspected of turning out a potent new strain of the drug, called "Fatal Beauty." With the help of her partner and a former bodyguard for a local cartel, Rita will do whatever it takes to find out who's dealing Fatal Beauty and stop them.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Fatal Beauty. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fatal Beauty itself).
The 1986–1988 Japan Window
In the crowded 1986-1988 Japan release window, Fatal Beauty sits at #89 of 99. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fatal Beauty premiered alongside 26 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1987.
The 721st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
64 audience reviews — more than 68% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,209 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,613 of 1,714 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | CST Telecommunications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | October 30, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0093011 |