Color of Night

Bruce Willis plays Capa, a psychiatrist who discovers a dead friend left behind a struggling therapy circle. He is color blind, a detail that mirrors the blind spots in his professional judgment as he takes over the group. Soon a shadowy killer is stalking him, adding a layer of peril to his daily rounds. Into this tense setup enters Rose, played by Jane March, a mysterious woman whose magnetic pull and murky history threaten to derail his clinical distance. As the danger escalates, Capa finds himself unraveling in ways that blur patient boundaries with desire. The case turns from a routine transition into a treacherous affair filled with suspicion, double meanings, and a sense that nothing is as it seems.

Directed by Richard Rush, Color of Night was developed from a script by Billy Ray and Matthew Chapman. The 1994 thriller blends noir mood with glossy late 90s aesthetics, aiming for a mainstream suspense experience anchored by Willis and March.

At the box office it earned about 19.7 million worldwide against a 40 million budget. The result was a commercial miss, despite Willis's star power and the film's provocative setup, signaling a gulf between ambition and audience appetite in cinemas.

Color of Night has a reputation for its sensational late 90s publicity and a famously explicit sequence that became a talking point in discussions of sex and violence on screen. The film is often cited when referencing how star power can collide with controversial material and public taste in culture.

Critics generally greeted the movie with mixed to negative reviews, noting uneven tonal shifts between romance, mystery, and thriller beats. Thematically it wrestles with perception and trust, exploring how desire can blur ethical lines and how identity might be obscured by a clever deception and the danger of hidden motives.