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Friends Who Kill

2020 · 86 min

A tense, watchable domestic thriller that keeps you guessing about a new friend's motives.

Overview
Hope has always been close to her daughter Lacy. But since her divorce from her husband, Hope has been worried about Lacy, who is struggling to cope. So Hope is excited when Lacy brings home a new friend, Cassie, whose parents recently divorced as well. Lacy and Cassie quickly become the best of friends. But when Cassie begins to drive a wedge between Lacy and her mother, Hope beings to wonder if Cassie is the godsend she first imagined.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
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
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Richard Switzer
Written by
John Burd
Starring
Natalie Brown, Lisa Berry, Sarah Fisher, Alex Steele, Doug Murray, Milton Barnes, Reha Sandill, Violet Mount
Music
David Bateman
Cinematography
Pasha Patriki
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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