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Mail Order Bride

2008 · 120 min

A gentle, old-fashioned Western romance with a con-woman's secret adding mild suspense to a cozy, predictable tale.

Directed by
Anne Wheeler
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Overview
Diana McQueen notorious con-woman has had enough. She leaves town and her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become some man's mail-order bride. Can she pull off this last con?

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Directed by
Anne Wheeler
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • identity
  • love
  • deception
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Anne Wheeler
Written by
Neal H. Dobrofsky, Tippi Dobrofsky
Starring
Daphne Zuniga, Greg Evigan, Cameron Bancroft, Katharine Isabelle, Vincent Gale, William MacDonald
Cinematography
David Pelletier
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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