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Serial Mom

Serial Mom

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Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

April 13, 1994 · Directed by John Waters

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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

Runtime1h 34m
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Feels like1h 25m
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How it's told

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  • Complexity. Straightforward or demanding. Whether you can sink in, or have to keep up.

What it feels like

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  • Emotionality. Restrained or openly emotional. How much it reaches for your feelings.
  • Outlook. Bleak or hopeful. What it believes about people when it counts.
  • Intensity. Gentle or provocative. How far it is willing to push you.

What it's grounded in

  • Realism. Stylized or grounded. Whether it feels larger than life or plausibly real.
  • Substance. Pure entertainment or ideas. Whether you want a ride or something to chew on.
How it's told
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What it feels like
Tone
Emotionality
Outlook
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What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

Kathleen Turner
Beverly Sutphin
Sam Waterston
Eugene Sutphin
Ricki Lake
Misty Sutphin
Matthew Lillard
Chip Sutphin
Scott Morgan
Detective Pike
Walt MacPherson
Detective Gracey
Justin Whalin
Scotty
Patricia Dunnock
Birdie
Lonnie Horsey
Carl
Mink Stole
Dottie Hinkle
Mary Jo Catlett
Rosemary Ackerman
John Badila
Mr. Stubbins

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