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Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou

2009 · 120 min

A steamy, slow-drifting Southern romance wrapped around a ghost story, easy to sink into on a lazy evening.

Directed by
Ralph Hemecker
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Overview
The new owner of a supposedly haunted New Orleans plantation manor uncovers a shocking secret that has been hidden for over 100 years.

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Directed by
Ralph Hemecker
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • love
  • mystery
  • memory
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Ralph Hemecker
Written by
Stephen Tolkin
Starring
Jerry O'Connell, Lauren Stamile, Isabella Hofmann, Alan Ritchson, Faye Dunaway, Ashley LeConte Campbell, Bianca Malinowski, Ciera Payton
Music
Chris Bacon, Stuart Michael Thomas
Cinematography
Anghel Decca
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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