Movie

Baby Sister

1983 · 100 min

A slow-burning, earnest melodrama of forbidden attraction and family guilt, with a soft-focus TV-movie warmth that keeps you mildly invested.

Overview: Sultry college dropout Annie Burroughs moves in with her older sister Marsha and proceeds to break up the relationship between Marsha and her live-in boyfriend David Mitchell so Annie can begin a sensuous love affair and have David all for herself.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Betrayal, family, guilt, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
family
guilt
love
grief
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild