Crimes of the Heart fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Crimes of the Heart is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
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Meg just left one. Lenny never had one. Babe just shot one. The MaGrath sisters sure have a way with men.
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Crimes of the Heart is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 58). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 45 min
Crimes of the Heart runs 1 h 45 min.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 64 out of 100, so both groups see Crimes of the Heart much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $20 million to make and earned $23 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Crimes of the Heart in 10 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for Crimes of the Heart, including Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking, As You Know, Big, Screwed-Up Family.
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