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The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story

2021 · 84 min

A slow, uneasy true-crime drama that keeps you watching a family unravel as lies surface.

Directed by
Annie Bradley
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Tom Everett Scott, Charisma Carpenter, Anwen O'Driscoll
Overview
Weeks after his wife's suspicious death, Dr Martin MacNeill moves in his mistress under the guise of a live-in nanny. Shocked by her father's actions, his daughter begins to question everything she's known about him while uncovering a web of lies.

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Directed by
Annie Bradley
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Tom Everett Scott, Charisma Carpenter, Anwen O'Driscoll
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Annie Bradley
Written by
Abdi Nazemian, John Fasano
Starring
Tom Everett Scott, Charisma Carpenter, Anwen O'Driscoll, Nicola Correia Damude, Alicia Johnston, Zoe Fish
Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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