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The Wrong Student

2017 · 86 min

A tense, easy-watch thriller with a campy edge, following an escalating obsession that keeps you mildly on edge.

Directed by
David DeCoteau
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Tagline
She Will Not Fail.
Overview
Kelly Halligan has moved with her 17-year-old niece from New York to California to start her new business venture. When her niece tries out for the soccer team, the two meet the athletic and handsome new coach, Dominic. They also become acquainted with the attractive, but somewhat unstable, student Maddie who is also on the girl's high school soccer team. While Kelly and Dominic develop a romance, Dominic becomes the unwanted center of attention for Maddie, who becomes obsessed with her new coach and proceeds to sabotage his life and Kelly's after he refuses her sexual advances.
How it feels
Tense, dark and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Obsession, betrayal, love, family
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
David DeCoteau
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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