Bestseller (1987): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1987, Bestseller is an action, thriller, drama and krimi film directed by John Flynn, running about 95 minutes. “Writing A Book Is Easy. Writing A Best Seller Is Murder.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Der Cop und Krimiautor Dennis Meechum lässt sich von dem Berufskiller Cleve überreden, dessen Biografie zu schreiben. Damit will sich der Killer an seinem ehemaligen Auftraggeber rächen. Der bekommt jedoch Wind von der Sache und lässt Dennis' Tochter entführen.

Who’s in it. Bestseller stars James Woods as Cleve, Brian Dennehy as Dennis Meechum, Victoria Tennant as Roberta Gillian and Allison Balson as Holly Meechum, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Bestseller has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $4.3M at the box office.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel and Philo and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bestseller page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bestseller tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.