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The Sister in Law

1975 · 85 min

A slow-burning, uneasy drama of desire and deceit that keeps you tense and wary.

Tagline
She Helped Her Husband Destroy His Brother By The Most Immoral Act Imaginable
Overview
Robert and Edward are brothers involved in a web of adultery and deceit. They share Edward's wife and his mistress and a mission to deliver a package of jewels across the Canadian border, but the mission turns out to be deadly.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • family
  • obsession
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Joseph Ruben
Written by
Joseph Ruben
Starring
John Savage, Will MacMillan, Anne Saxon, Meridith Baer, Frank Adonis, Jonathan Oppenheim, Tom Mahoney, Jan DeCarlo
Music
John Savage
Cinematography
Bruce G. Sparks
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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