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The Stranger Beside Me

2003 · 89 min

A slow, uneasy true-crime drama that builds dread through ordinary friendship and the slow reveal of hidden monstrosity.

Directed by: Paul Shapiro
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Kevin Dunn

Overview: While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted Bundy. Based on a book by Ann Rule.

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Directed by: Paul Shapiro
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Kevin Dunn

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
betrayal
crime
friendship
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, drama, crime, tv movie
Directed by: Paul Shapiro
Written by: Matthew McDuffie, Matthew Tabak
Starring: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Kevin Dunn, Maureen Thomas, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James, Jay Brazeau, Ben Immanuel
Music: Joseph Conlan
Cinematography: Ron Orieux
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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