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If There Be Thorns

2015Movie1 h 40 min

ThrillerTV Movie
49
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.7Rotten Tomatoes–31%

A relentlessly bleak, tense tv movie movie about everyday modern life and family.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Story

Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart, he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher. When Christopher discovers their mysterious neighbor is, in fact, his mother Corrine Dollanganger, all of the family's long-hidden secrets are revealed in a tragic climax.

Feels like

  • Dysfunctional Family
  • Incestuous Relationship
  • Dark Secrets
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Family Drama
  • Betrayal
  • Mystery
  • Contemporary Setting
  • Dark Themes

Cast

15 of 15

Crew

Directed by
Nancy Savoca
Written by
Virginia C. Andrews
Produced by
Harvey Kahn, Richard D. Arredondo
Music by
Douglas Pipes

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Facts

April 5, 2015 · 1 h 40 min · Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery

Released
April 5, 2015
Runtime
1 h 40 min
Content
Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
Canada, United States
Available in
11 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Age Lift, Celebrity Resemblance, Adaptation Species Change +9

  • Age Lift
  • Celebrity Resemblance
  • Adaptation Species Change
  • Smoking Is Not Cool
  • Adaptational Heroism
  • Multitasked Conversation
  • Group Hug
  • Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole
  • Hypocrite
  • The '80s
  • Related in the Adaptation
  • Flashback

12 of 24 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream If There Be Thorns?"

Questions about If There Be Thorns

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream If There Be Thorns?

PhiloKanopyLifetimeLifetime Movie Club

In the United States, If There Be Thorns streams on Philo and Lifetime Movie Club, and it is free with ads on Kanopy and Lifetime. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is If There Be Thorns worth watching?

49
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49 (IMDb 5.7).

Will I feel good after watching If There Be Thorns?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Will If There Be Thorns scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

What tropes does If There Be Thorns use?

Age LiftCelebrity ResemblanceAdaptation Species ChangeSmoking Is Not CoolAdaptational HeroismMultitasked ConversationGroup HugAdaptation-Induced Plot HoleHypocriteThe '80sRelated in the AdaptationFlashbackand 12 more

TV Tropes lists 24 tropes for it, including Age Lift, Celebrity Resemblance, and Adaptation Species Change.