Summary
Paul Hegstrom is a so-called family man who puts his wife through domestic violence and his children through emotional torture. After leaving his family and almost killing his new girlfriend in one of his rages, Paul is ordered to either seek professional help through an innovative therapy program or go to jail.
Good for
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 68
Audience score67%
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+120Released
1996
April 30, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more26 people
- John RitterPaul Hegstrom
- Harley Jane KozakJudy Hegstrom
- Kevin DunnMilt Stella
- Susan GibneyBeth French
- Gina PhilipsTammy
- Mariangela PinoHelen Jessup
- ALAaron LeighJeff Hegstrom
- ELElisabeth LundHeidi Hegstrom
- James McDanielSpider
- Steven AndersonDoctor
- DCDouglas CaputoSteve
Michael FlynnBen Corbin- CFCarmen FournierPatrolman #2
Frank GerrishDave- CGCurley GreenGroup Member #1
- DJDavid JensenArnie
- MLMindy LawsonWoman #1
- TMTiffany MichaelKathy
- BOBill OsbornPatrolman #1
- ZPZane ParkerDetective Carlson
Dennis RedfieldTom
Tom ProctorTony
Kent RichardsJim
Nancy PetersonWoman #2
Directing · 1
- Graeme Campbell Director
Writing · 2
- Adam Rodman Story, Teleplay
- Dan Levine Teleplay
Production · 2
- Anne Carlucci Co-Executive Producer
- Marian Brayton Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Gordon Lonsdale Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Paul Martin Smith Editor
Sound · 1
- Roger Bellon Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Alfred Sole Production Design
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