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Mommy Is a Murderer

2020 · 90 min

A slow-simmering suburban suspicion piece that keeps you quietly uneasy, guessing whether a friendship is really a rescue mission.

Directed by
Lindsay Hartley
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Overview
When Karina becomes friends with Lena and her daughter Mallie, she begins to suspect that Mallie isn’t Lena’s daughter at all, but a girl named Emily who was kidnapped from her biological parents several years prior.
How it feels
Tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Mystery, parenthood, deception, obsession
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Lindsay Hartley
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
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
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Lindsay Hartley
Written by
Kate Hanyok
Starring
Bree Williamson, Heather McComb, Jason Cermak, David Kelsey, Josie M. Parker, Megan Few, Jeanie Lim, Angie Patterson
Music
Bobby Rose
Cinematography
Michael Street
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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