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A Sister's Nightmare

2013 · 86 min

A tense, uneasy domestic thriller that keeps you guessing about who to trust as old wounds resurface.

Directed by
Vic Sarin
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Kelly Rutherford, Natasha Henstridge, Peyton List
Overview
Police officer Jane Rydert's life goes into a tailspin the day her older sister, Cassidy, shows up at her door after sixteen years of confinement in a psychiatric hospital.

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Directed by
Vic Sarin
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Kelly Rutherford, Natasha Henstridge, Peyton List
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • deception
  • trauma
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
tv movie, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Vic Sarin
Written by
Shelley Gillen
Starring
Kelly Rutherford, Natasha Henstridge, Peyton List, Matthew Settle, Eric Breker, Jasmine Sky Sarin, Andrew Herr, Tim Perez
Music
Keith Power
Cinematography
Vic Sarin
Runtime
86 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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