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The Wrong Daughter

2018 · 89 min

A tense, easy-watch thriller with a campy edge, where an impostor's obsession creates steady unease and melodramatic stakes.

Directed by
Ben Meyerson
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tagline
Love Me or Else
Overview
Kate and Joe have longed to be parents and are considering in vitro options... when Danica, a child Kate gave up 17 years ago, appears on Facebook. Danica comes to live with them, but she's not their real child. She's an impostor who will do anything, even kill, to get the mother's love she never had.
How it feels
Tense, dark and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Obsession, identity, family, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Ben Meyerson
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Ben Meyerson
Written by
Carlee Malemute, Jesenia Ruiz
Starring
Cindy Busby, April Bowlby, Sydney Sweeney, Jon Prescott, Kelsey Griswold, Jesse Pepe, Sierra Pond, Owen Saxon
Music
Macarena Criscuolo
Cinematography
Hal Long
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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