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She Said No

1990 · 100 min

A grim, sobering procedural that follows a woman through the legal system and leaves you tense and drained rather than entertained.

Directed by
John Patterson
Genres
Tv movie, Crime, Drama
Starring
Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker
Tagline
She was raped but it's only the beginning of the crime to come.
Overview
A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court, it results in a hung jury. When the DA's office declines to retry the case, the lawyer opts to sue the woman for malicious prosecution and slander leaving her feeling raped again.

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Directed by
John Patterson
Genres
Tv movie, Crime, Drama
Starring
Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • trauma
  • power
  • betrayal
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
tv movie, crime, drama
Directed by
John Patterson
Written by
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Starring
Veronica Hamel, Lee Grant, Ray Baker, Judd Hirsch, Mariclare Costello, Arthur Rosenberg, Rae Allen, Stan Ivar
Music
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Cinematography
King Baggot
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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