Summary
After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+35)
Critics 26Audiences 61GoodWatch 43
Metascore29
Tomatometer22%
User score7.5
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings2.7/5
Audience score51%
Box office
42%of its budget back
- Budget
- $900 K
- Worldwide
- $381 K
Worldwide it made back $381 K of the $900 K it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
Released
2006
August 25, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Elisha CuthbertNina Deer
Camilla BelleDot
Martin DonovanPaul Deer
Edie FalcoOlivia Deer
Shawn AshmoreConnor
Katy MixonMichelle Fell
David GallagherBrian
Shannon WoodwardFiona- MCMaria CashMrs. Feltswatter
- JBJo BakerMyrna
- SUSteve UzzellMr. Piln
Ken ThomasOfficer Jim- RCRudy CostaPolice Officer
Myrna CabelloWaitress- DQDiane QuestNewscaster #1
- QCQuita CulpepperNewscaster #2
- SPSharon PloegerSign Language Interpreter
- JLJamie LevelsTed
- LELaura E. JohnstonRegina McQueen
Directing · 3
- Jamie Babbit Director
- Anne Carr Script Supervisor
- Daniel J. Shaw First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Abdi Nazemian Writer, Associate Producer
- Micah Schraft Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 8
- Andrea Sperling Producer
- Joel Michaely Producer
- Tom Schatz Producer
- Holly Wiersma Producer
- Carolyn Pfeiffer Producer
- Barbara Fiorentino Casting
Camera · 1
- M. David Mullen Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joan Sobel Editor
Sound · 2
- Jeff Rona Original Music Composer
- Roanna Gillespie Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- John Frick Production Design
- James Fowler Set Decoration
- David Tecson Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Aimee Kandl Costume Design
- Dionne Pitsikoulis Makeup Department Head
- Leisa Adcock Key Hair Stylist
- Janet Tallent-Dickson Key Makeup Artist
- Becki Drake Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Kathryn Nixon Costume Designer
Other crew · 1
- Jeff Schwan Stunt Coordinator
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