In Broad Daylight

A slow-burning, tense true-crime drama that immerses you in small-town fear and simmering rage, building to a grim, inevitable climax.

Directed by

James Steven Sadwith

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Tv movie

Starring

Brian Dennehy, Cloris Leachman, Marcia Gay Harden

Tagline

He's back in town with a few days to kill!

Overview

The fanatically uncompromising Len Rowan and his family insult and terrorize the citizens of a small town for years. One day the comment of a saleswoman about Len's son not being able to pay his sweets triggers off his persecution complex. As revenge for the believed insult, the whole family starts stalking the shop owner and her husband... until this escalates and the old man gets badly injured. Len is arrested, but gets off, free on bail. His clever attorney delays the court session for more than a year - while Rowan keeps threatening the witnesses. But then, the people feel they've had enough of this and decide to take the law in their own hands...

How it feels

Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Justice, power, crime, fate

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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