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Letter to My Killer

1995 · 91 min

A slow-burning small-town thriller where ordinary people stumble into old secrets and make things worse for themselves.

Directed by
Janet Meyers
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller
Starring
Nick Chinlund, Mare Winningham, Rip Torn
Overview
A letter is found by a demolition worker that reveals a cover up and a murder that is over 30 years old. The victim is the author of the letter that also contains evidence that leads to the killers. The demolition worker and his wife complicate things when they decide to blackmail the killers, who are wealthy and upstanding citizens of the community, of course.

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Directed by
Janet Meyers
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller
Starring
Nick Chinlund, Mare Winningham, Rip Torn
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • greed
  • deception
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
tv movie, thriller
Directed by
Janet Meyers
Written by
Norman Strum
Starring
Nick Chinlund, Mare Winningham, Rip Torn, Josef Sommer, Eddie Jones, James Murtaugh, Dey Young, Lisa Lord
Music
Mason Daring
Cinematography
Stephen M. Katz
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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