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NightScream

1997 · 87 min

A modest small-town mystery that coasts on eerie visions and gentle suspense rather than shocks.

Directed by
Noel Nosseck
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Candace Cameron Bure, Casper Van Dien, Denis Arndt
Tagline
Her spirit will not rest until her murder is avenged
Overview
Drew, while in a trance, drives to a small town where, a year earlier, an identical woman named Laura was murdered. Everyone assumed that Laura's boyfriend, who went missing at the same time as the murder, was the killer, but Drew starts having visions that imply otherwise, so she attempts to uncover the truth.

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Directed by
Noel Nosseck
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Candace Cameron Bure, Casper Van Dien, Denis Arndt
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • isolation
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery, thriller, tv movie
    Directed by
    Noel Nosseck
    Written by
    Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Raymond Singer, Gary Tieche
    Starring
    Candace Cameron Bure, Casper Van Dien, Denis Arndt, Bobby Hosea, Ned Vaughn, Teri Garr, Marie Stillin, Paul McGillion
    Music
    Garry Schyman
    Cinematography
    Paul Maibaum
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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