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Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill

2018 · 90 min

A grim, unsettling watch that turns digital intimacy into something deeply disturbing, leaving you with a heavy sense of dread.

Directed by: Stephen Tolkin
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Bella Thorne, Austin P. McKenzie, Paula Marshall

Overview: Two suicidal teenagers, Conrad and Michelle, turn to each other for support, communicating via text messages. But when Conrad expresses his desire to end his life, instead of trying to stop him as she had previously, Michelle encourages Conrad to take his life, even providing him suggestions on how to do it.

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Directed by: Stephen Tolkin
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Bella Thorne, Austin P. McKenzie, Paula Marshall

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
guilt
betrayal
trauma
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Stephen Tolkin
Written by: Stephen Tolkin
Starring: Bella Thorne, Austin P. McKenzie, Paula Marshall, Rodney Rowland, Michelle Borth, Lydia Meredith, Sienna Novikov, Courtney Dietz
Music: Jonas Struck
Cinematography: Petr Cikhart
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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