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Mother's Boys

1993 · 96 min

A tense, unsettling domestic thriller that keeps you on edge with its portrayal of obsessive manipulation and family unraveling.

Directed by: Yves Simoneau
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley

Tagline: This divorce is going to be a nightmare.
Overview: Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fallen in love with Callie, an assistant principal at his sons' school. He asks Jude for a divorce. She responds by trying to turn her three boys against Callie, then by slashing herself and blaming her rival and finally by drawing her 12-year-old, Kes, into a murderous plot.

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Directed by: Yves Simoneau
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
family
betrayal
madness
trauma
Places: suburbs
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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