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Love Fraud

2020 · 1 season

A gripping true-crime hunt that balances outrage with wry humour as wronged women turn detective.

Created by
Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ellen, Sabrina, Tracy
Tagline
He'd do anything to be their everything
Overview
Four-part docu-series following the search for one man, Richard Scott Smith, who over the past 20 years used the internet and his dubious charms to prey upon unsuspecting women in search of love — conning them out of their money and dignity.

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Created by
Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ellen, Sabrina, Tracy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing
Starring
Ellen, Sabrina, Tracy, Jean Hansen, Carla Campbell, Jim, Karla, Richard Scott Smith
Music
T. Griffin
Cinematography
Alex Takats
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Showtime
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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