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Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story

2020 · 91 min

A slow-burning true-crime drama that keeps you uneasy as a seemingly ordinary life unravels into suspicion and quiet dread.

Directed by: Jim Donovan
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie, Crime
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Chanelle Peloso, Mike Dopud

Overview: Stacey Ruth Castor weathered the storm of her first husband's death and managed to find love again with her boss, David. But when David is discovered dead of an apparent suicide, the police suspect some foul play, as David's death mimics that of Stacey's first husband, Michael Wallace, who died in 2000.

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Directed by: Jim Donovan
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie, Crime
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Chanelle Peloso, Mike Dopud

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
betrayal
crime
guilt
family
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, tv movie, crime
Directed by: Jim Donovan
Written by: Cynthia Riddle, Michael Vickerman, Peter Hunziker
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Chanelle Peloso, Mike Dopud, Marilyn Norry, Genea Charpentier, Parveen Dosanjh, Manoj Sood, Eunice Kang
Cinematography: Ryan McMaster
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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