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Ties That Bind

2010 · 90 min

A routine TV thriller that trades on unease and second-guessing, easy to follow but rarely gripping.

Directed by
Frédéric D'Amours
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Kristanna Loken, Warren Christie, Kristen Hager
Overview
Hope finds herself leaving the comfort of her suburban life for New York City in order to settle the affairs of her best friend Rachel who has just been murdered. Little does she know that she is being sucked into a vortex of intrigue, where nothing is what it appears to be - including what happened to Rachel - a vortex that ultimately becomes a fight for Hope's life.

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Directed by
Frédéric D'Amours
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Kristanna Loken, Warren Christie, Kristen Hager
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • friendship
    • crime
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    • suburbs
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, mystery, thriller, tv movie
    Directed by
    Frédéric D'Amours
    Written by
    J.B. White
    Starring
    Kristanna Loken, Warren Christie, Kristen Hager, Luis Oliva, Angela Asher, Danny Blanco Hall, Linda E. Smith, Neil Kroetsch
    Cinematography
    Daniel Villeneuve
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    English

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