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Miranda's Victim

2023 · 127 min

A sober, painful true-crime drama that follows one woman's ordeal through a legal system that keeps failing her.

Directed by: Michelle Danner
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Emily VanCamp, Luke Wilson

Tagline: The crime that changed America.
Overview: The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.

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Directed by: Michelle Danner
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Emily VanCamp, Luke Wilson

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
trauma
betrayal
gender
family
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Michelle Danner
Written by: George Kolber, J. Craig Stiles
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Emily VanCamp, Luke Wilson, Ryan Phillippe, Sebastian Quinn, Andy Garcia, Mireille Enos, Joshua Bowman
Music: Holly Amber Church
Cinematography: Pierluigi Malavasi
Runtime: 127 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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