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Marie: A True Story

1985 · 112 min

A slow-burning, earnest portrait of a woman standing alone against systemic corruption, anchored by a quietly fierce performance.

Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka

Tagline: Criminals went free. Officials were bribed. Witnesses were threatened. The FBI couldn't stop it. One woman did.
Overview: In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system.

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Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 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: corruption
justice
power
family
betrayal
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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