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Childhood Sweetheart?

1997 · 88 min

A quiet, uneasy homecoming mystery that keeps you guessing whether warmth or menace hides behind a familiar face.

Overview
After seventeen years, a missing girl returns home. But is she a long-lost friend or a cold-blooded killer?

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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
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • mystery
  • memory
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
tv movie, drama, thriller
Directed by
Marcus Cole
Written by
Devra Maza
Starring
Melissa Gilbert, Michael Reilly Burke, Ed Lauter, Leon Russom, Barbara Babcock, Ronny Cox, Rutanya Alda, Stephanie Erb
Music
Patrick Williams
Cinematography
Ross Berryman
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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