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Another Man's Poison

1951 · 90 min

A taut, sardonic chamber piece where wit and menace coil around a remote house, building to a deliciously cruel twist.

Tagline: She Had Everything You Could Give A Woman To Torment A Man!
Overview: Mystery novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her criminal husband. She has fallen in love with her secretary's fiancé and when her estranged husband unexpectedly returns, Janet poisons him, but just as she's about to dispose of the body, one of her husband's criminal cohorts also shows up.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, betrayal, obsession, crime
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
obsession
crime
guilt
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild