Ranking Aaron Sorkin Films From Worst To Best

9. Malice

The only weak film in Sorkin's illustrious career, Malice is the story of an idyllic married couple whose life is torn apart after the wife undergoes an non-consensual surgery by an arrogant doctor. The film ends up feeling very much like a product of its time following the formula of several other 90s noir thrillers.

Malice has some decent performances from Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman and the story is full of twists, some of which land and some fall flat, but it is the structure that feels weak. It is never clear which of the trifecta of characters the script wants us to focus on with a disproportionate amount of time being given to each plot line.

Throw in a wholly unnecessary subplot about a serial rapist and killer who cuts off women's hair and you have a rather messy thriller that falls way short of what Sorkin is capable of. Overall, Malice feels undercooked with unclear character motivations and a need to imitate the other repetitive mystery films of the time.