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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After sixteen years of marriage and four children, Betty Broderick's high-powered attorney husband decides to leave her for a younger woman with whom he's been having an affair. Hurt by his betrayal and feeling helpless against his legal expertise, Betty begins a campaign of vandalism and verbal assault. Her rage consumes her and ultimately leads to a terrible and violent act.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, biting, suspense, ridiculous
Plot: murder, men's rights, betrayal, serial killer, killing spree, true crime, life is a bitch, couples, legal, vengeance, rivalry, society, infidelity, family problems, suburbs, suburban life, crumbling marriage, battle of the sexes, social decay, dishonesty, unfulfillment, prison, revenge, lawyer, divorce ...
Time: 90s
Place: san diego california

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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The sequel to "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" in which Betty Broderick is on trial for the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife.
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Time: 90s
Place: california, san diego california
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A Sister's Secret (2009)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 200 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Loved (1997)
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
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