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The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

2017 · 85 min

A slow, unsettling true-crime drama that grows darker as a marriage curdles into fear and control.

Directed by
Yves Simoneau
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Daniel Gillies, Katharine McPhee, John Glover
Tagline
She feared the truth.
Overview
Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Yves Simoneau
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Daniel Gillies, Katharine McPhee, John Glover
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Yves Simoneau
Written by
Bettina Gilois
Starring
Daniel Gillies, Katharine McPhee, John Glover, Fiona Vroom, Ryan Robbins, Jesse Hutch, Martin Donovan, Blair Penner
Music
H. Scott Salinas
Cinematography
Adam Sliwinski
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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