Dolores Claiborne
Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryjournalisticdetectiveslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend."
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, intimate crime drama, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Castle Rock Entertainment
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
