Movie

Like Father Like Son

2005 · 137 min

A slow-burning, tense British crime drama that keeps you uneasy as buried secrets surface and a family's fragile peace unravels.

Tagline: Are the sins of the father visited upon the son?
Overview: Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were very different 11 years ago when her husband Paul was jailed for the brutal murders of four girls and Dee was hounded from her home. Dee has kept all this a secret from her 15-year-old son Jamie. Now he has discovered the truth about his father and demands to see him.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, guilt, identity, crime
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 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: family
guilt
identity
crime
betrayal
Places: small town
school
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild