Wicked

Wicked

Evil never looked so good.

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Release Date

1/17/1998

Runtime

88 mins

Genres

Overview

A cul-de-sac in an oppressive suburb becomes a literal dead end for wife and mother Karen Christianson when she is brutally murdered in her own home. In the wake of the event, Karen's teenage daughter Ellie begins to exhibit bizarre behaviors as she slowly acquires her mother's demeanor and mannerisms. Meanwhile, Karen's husband Ben nurtures a less-than-innocent interest in the family's sultry live-in nanny, Lena.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

-

Homepage

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A claustrophobic suburban thriller that preys on domestic paranoia, where a mother's murder sets off a chain of unsettling transformations that turn the family home into a pressure cooker of secrets and suspicion.

Mood

TenseUnsettlingParanoid

Themes

FamilyIdentityBetrayal

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceSexual content

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