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The Client List

2010 · 88 min

A sobering, issue-driven drama that follows a desperate mother's moral slide with earnest sympathy and a few tense turns.

Directed by
Eric Laneuville
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Tagline
A mother will do anything for her family.
Overview
After she and her husband lose their jobs, a former Texas homecoming queen inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a prostitution ring after she unknowingly accepts a position at a massage parlor.

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Directed by
Eric Laneuville
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • family
  • class
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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