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Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Plummer
Runtime132 min
Rating18
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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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Fans of psychological thrillers and crime dramas will appreciate the powerful performances in Dolores Claiborne, the 1995 film directed by Taylor Hackford. Kathy Bates delivers a gripping portrayal of a woman haunted by her troubled past, while Jennifer Jason Leigh shines as her estranged daughter, caught in the web of her mother's secrets.
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Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 American psychological thriller drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, and David Strathairn. The screenplay by Tony Gilroy is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The plot focuses on the strained relationship between a mother and her daughter, largely told through flashbacks. The daughter arrives to her remote hometown on a Maine island, where her mother has been accused of murdering the elderly woman for whom she had long been a caregiver and companion.
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