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The Wrong Woman

2013

A tense, earnest TV thriller that keeps you guessing as an ordinary woman's life unravels under suspicion.

Directed by
Richard Gabai
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Tv movie
Overview
Ellen Plainview, a caring, working wife and mother, answers the door and is arrested for attempted murder. It's a nightmare as the evidence pointing to her guilt mounts. As her friends and policeman husband begin to doubt her innocence, even she wonders if she somehow committed the horrific crime without remembering it. A fresh take on Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man."

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Directed by
Richard Gabai
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • home
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
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Richard Gabai
Written by
Leland Douglas
Starring
Danica McKellar, Carter MacIntyre, Savannah McReynolds, Jonathan Bennett, Jim O'Heir, Fred Dryer, Jaleel White, Alicia Lagano
Music
Sean Murray
Cinematography
Scott Peck
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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