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Home Sweet Hell

2015 · 98 min

A nasty suburban black comedy that keeps you squirming and smirking as the bodies pile up.

Directed by
Anthony Burns
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
Psycho Wife. Unhappy Life.
Overview
Don Champagne seems to have it all, but when his wife, Mona, learns of his affair with a pretty new salesgirl, she will stop at nothing to maintain their storybook life.

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Directed by
Anthony Burns
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • deception
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Carlo Allen, Ted Elrick, Tom Lavagnino
Starring
Katherine Heigl, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Aiden Flowers, Jordana Brewster, Jim Belushi, A.J. Buckley, Kevin McKidd
Music
Josh Kelley
Cinematography
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Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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