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Shattered Mind

1996 · 120 min

A slow-burning psychological drama that keeps you uneasy as a family unravels under buried secrets.

Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Heather Locklear, François Chau, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Overview: Heather Locklear stars in this psychological thriller as a woman who is racked by multiple personalities and confronts a horrifying past of dark secrets buried a long time ago. When her father dies she descends into a bizarre emotional world where she lashes out at her husband and two young daughters.

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Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Heather Locklear, François Chau, Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
family
trauma
memory
grief
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, drama, tv movie
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Written by: Thomas Baum
Starring: Heather Locklear, François Chau, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael C. Mahon, Michael A. Nickles, J. Downing, Brett Cullen, Katherine LaNasa
Cinematography: John J. Campbell
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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