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Someone to Love Me

1998 · 96 min

A somber, issue-driven drama that traces a teenager's isolation and trauma with earnest, sometimes heavy-handed seriousness.

Directed by
Chuck Bowman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Lynda Carter, Jessica Bowman, Scott Foley
Overview
Cayley is still recovering from her father's sudden death when she begins attending a new school. Lonely and depressed, she has sex on the first and only date with classmate Ian Hall. After Ian gives her the cold shoulder, she succumbs to his friend's advances. Soon the school is abuzz with rumors about Cayley. With help from a guidance counselor, Cayley begins to change her behavior, but one night Ian approaches her expecting sex. When she rejects him, he rapes her. Now, Cayley's reputation is a roadblock to proving Ian's guilt.

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Directed by
Chuck Bowman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Lynda Carter, Jessica Bowman, Scott Foley
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • identity
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Chuck Bowman
Written by
Elizabeth Gill
Starring
Lynda Carter, Jessica Bowman, Scott Foley, Julie Patzwald, Andrea Nemeth, Mary Ellen Trainor, Nancy Kerr, Aaron Smolinski
Music
Stacy Widelitz
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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