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User Rating:
5.8/10   119 votes
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Director:
Bethany Rooney
Writer (WGA):
Sally Nemeth (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 August 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
Lisa's husband, Bill, abuses her. With her sister's encouragement, she takes their three kids and leaves her husband... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Good acting, suspense, characters developed are unusual for a woman's TV movie more (3 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Isabella Hofmann ... Joanne Stoller
Tracy Nelson ... Lisa Miles
Neil Maffin ... Bill Miles

Courtney Peldon ... Susie Miles

Seth Adkins ... Billy Stoller
Matt Cooke ... Detective

Shaun Smyth ... Dan Rosen
Patrick McKenna ... Randall
Djanet Sears ... Carolyn Porter
Diego Fuentes ... Angelo
Andrew Deweyert ... Scott Miles

Kristin Booth ... Jennifer Stoller
Diane Fabian ... Doris Miles
Patrick Patterson ... Harold Miles

Brooke Johnson ... ER Doctor
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M
Company:
NBC Studios more

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Goofs:
Factual errors: All of the cars in this movie have Indiana plates on the front and back. Indiana does not require front license plates. more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Good acting, suspense, characters developed are unusual for a woman's TV movie, 16 June 2004
7/10
Author: bettiem from United States

I usually do not watch this type of movie unless it is based on a

book by a well known author, but I found this story unusual in that I

found excellent character development, good acting, a truly serious

treatment of spousal abuse, and a ton of suspense. I found

myself fearing the abuser, and waiting with baited breath for his

capture. Well done. The children were fine actors, and the abuser

was effectively underacted, and really scary. The grandparents

were very convincing, also fine actors. I recommend this movie if it

comes on TV again. Although this plot is frequently shown in

movies and on TV, this is one of the better and more realistic

treatments I have seen. I am not familiar with the starring actors,

but they look so familiar that you can empathize with them. I hope

these actors receive more attention from central casting. I rated

this movie "7".

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