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The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders

2019 · 88 min

A glossy, fast-paced TV thriller that mixes high-school cheer drama with a creeping sense of unease and maternal pressure.

Directed by
Peter Sullivan
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Denise Richards, Savannah Lee Nassif, Alexandria DeBerry
Overview
A new transfer student reluctantly tries out for the cheerleading team at the insistence of her overly ambitious mother.

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Directed by
Peter Sullivan
Genres
Tv movie, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Denise Richards, Savannah Lee Nassif, Alexandria DeBerry
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
tv movie, thriller, drama
Directed by
Peter Sullivan
Written by
Anna White
Starring
Denise Richards, Savannah Lee Nassif, Alexandria DeBerry, Josie Davis, Tilky Jones, Gunner Burkhardt, Gracie Marie Bradley, Scarlett Cowan
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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