a 1987 American action comedy thriller film , directed by Tom Holland

Fatal Beauty is a 1987 American action comedy thriller film directed by Tom Holland, and starring Whoopi Goldberg as Detective Rita Rizzoli, and Sam Elliott as Mike Marshak.

a 1987 American action comedy thriller film directed by Tom Holland and starring Whoopi Goldberg as detective Rita Rizzoli and Sam Elliott

Fatal Beauty is a 1987 American action comedy thriller film directed by Tom Holland and starring Whoopi Goldberg as detective Rita Rizzoli and Sam Elliott.

an action movie

In Goldberg's film review Roger Ebert said Fatal Beauty is first and foremost an action movie ... but first and foremost an action movie is also Goldberg s best work since The Color Purple.

romance novel

Looks like a romance novel, what is the genre?

a American action film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Sam Elliot

Fatal Beauty was a American action film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Sam Elliot released in 1987.

more of a gritty, violent cop thriller

In reality, Fatal Beauty is more of a gritty, violent cop thriller, with an occassional funny line thrown in.

gritty, violent cop thriller

In reality, Fatal Beauty is more of a gritty, violent cop thriller, with an occassional funny line thrown in.

romantic drama and psychological thriller

A romantic drama and psychological thriller that explores guilt and forgiveness, Fatal drew domestic and international critical acclaim.

tragic romance/revenge film

The film was of the tragic romance/revenge film genres.

one of many action packed cop dramas that the 80s had to offer

FATAL BEAUTY is one of many action packed cop dramas that the 80s had to offer.

melodramas

According to the genre, the film refers to melodramas, criminal films.

Gothic romance film

The Gothic romance film is a Gothic film with feminine appeal.

In reality with an occassional funny line thrown in

In reality, Fatal Beauty is more of a gritty, violent cop thriller, with an occassional funny line thrown in.

romance

The major genres are humor, supernatural, action/fantasy and romance.

In detective film noir

In detective film noir, the femme fatale is a woman seductively attractive if not drop-dead gorgeous who intrigues the protagonist as Orson Wellsinvestigates a murder or suspicious death.