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Mood:
- GloomySuspensefulAtmosphericDisturbingEmotional
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Plot:
- Police DetectivePsychologicalParents and ChildrenHaunted By the PastLaw EnforcementMind and SoulFamily RelationsMaster and Servant more...
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Genres:
- DramaThrillerMystery
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- MaineUSAIslandSmall Town
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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- ProfanityViolent Content
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Dolores Claiborne, 1995
English
USA
Profile of Dolores Claiborne
The mood of Dolores Claiborne is gloomy, suspenseful, and disturbing. The plot centers around a police detective, being haunted by the past, and psychological motives. It is a drama, thriller, and mystery movie. In approach, Dolores Claiborne is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, on an island and in a small town. The setting is Maine. Dolores Claiborne happens in the 1990s. It is based on a book. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed. Note that Dolores Claiborne includes profanity and violent content.
Summary of Dolores Claiborne
Eighteen years ago, the abusive husband of Dolores Claiborne (Kathy Bates) died under mysterious circumstances. His death was ruled an accident despite the suspicions of police detective John Mackey. Now the elderly woman she has nursed for many years has also died--with Dolores found standing over her body with a rolling pin in her upraised hands--and this time she is accused of murder. Her estranged daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who blames Dolores for her father's death, returns to confront her with her resentment. Are things as cut-and-dried as they seem, or is there more to the story? After years of living a lie, Dolores Claiborne has to finally face the truth with her daughter--or risk losing her for good. Weaving skillfully between past and present, director Taylor Hackford delivers a deceptively adept melodrama, based on a novel by Stephen King and illuminated by Kathy Bates's bravura performance.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 24 March 1995 |
| Runtime: | 132 min |
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as Dolores Claiborne
as Selena St. George
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- by: Staff(Not Credited)
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- by: Richard Schickel
Users Reviews
- 30.March.2012
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- by: Jonni Hayes
- Jonni Hayes rated this movie6/10Okay
