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Breaking the Girls

2013 · 83 min

A sleek, twisty thriller that keeps you guessing as it blurs desire and danger.

Tagline
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. What are best friends for?
Overview
A naive college student loses a scholarship at the hands of a classmate and makes a pact with a mysterious friend to kill off each other's enemies.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • deception
  • crime
  • sexuality
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Jamie Babbit
Written by
Guinevere Turner
Starring
Agnes Bruckner, Madeline Zima, Shawn Ashmore, Shanna Collins, Kate Levering, John Stockwell, Melanie Mayron, Tiya Sircar
Music
Mateo Messina
Cinematography
Jeffrey Waldron
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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