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Is There a Killer in My Family?

2020 · 87 min

A tidy, undemanding small-screen mystery that coasts on an old-house hush and slow-drip suspicion rather than real scares.

Directed by
Leo Scherman
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie, Mystery
Starring
Anna Hopkins, Christopher Jacot, Alex Paxton-Beesley
Tagline
Family secrets can be deadly.
Overview
True-crime author, Carly, and her husband Kevin take a vacation at a historical mansion on Crawford Island. Kevin thinks it will be a chance for them to reconnect, but Carly plans to research the puzzling unsolved murder of Diana Crawford.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Leo Scherman
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie, Mystery
Starring
Anna Hopkins, Christopher Jacot, Alex Paxton-Beesley
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • obsession
    • isolation
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    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
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    thriller, tv movie, mystery
    Directed by
    Leo Scherman
    Written by
    Patrick Powell
    Starring
    Anna Hopkins, Christopher Jacot, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Erin Agostino, Carlos Gonzalez-Vio, Kim Roberts, Joan Gregson, Vickie Papavs
    Cinematography
    Scott McClellan
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Canada, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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