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Family Sins

2004Movie1 h 30 min

60
DecentGoodWatch score

A deeply moving, relentlessly bleak drama movie about a real life story and family.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

The world saw them as the perfect family. The law found some perfect criminals.

Based on the true story of the Burt family who seemed normal, upstanding members of the community but were actually deeply embedded in crime. The matriarch took in foster children who were subsequently molested and abused by her husband and children and she kept a woman enslaved and imprisoned in the basement for over twenty years until the woman's daughter managed to get to Rhode Island Attorney General David Morwitz and expose the horrors taking place in the Burt household.

Feels like

  • True Crime
  • Family Abuse
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Social Commentary
  • Disturbing
  • Bleak
  • Intense Drama
  • Morally Repugnant

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Graeme Clifford
Written by
Donald Martin
Produced by
Peter Lhotka

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Facts

March 14, 2004 · 1 h 30 min · Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery

Released
March 14, 2004
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Content
Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States, Canada
Available in
1 country

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Family Sins?"

Questions about Family Sins

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Family Sins?

In the United States, Family Sins is free with ads on Tubi TV.

Is Family Sins worth watching?

60
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60 (IMDb 6.4).

Will I feel good after watching Family Sins?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Will Family Sins scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).