TV series

At Mother's Request

1987 · 1 season

A suffocating true-crime drama that plays like a slow, grim case study of manipulation and greed.

Overview: A mother forces her son to kill her father, based upon a true event in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1978.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Greed, family, betrayal, guilt
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
family
betrayal
guilt
power
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild