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Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder (1987)

Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder poster
Original title
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Directed by
Paul Bogart
Genre
drama, mystery
Country
United States
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A wealthy mother pressures her son to help her in a violent plan against her own father. The story follows the family's unraveling under greed and manipulation.

unsettlingtensebleakcoldmethodicalclaustrophobicslow-burnpsychologically intense

What happens

Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder is a 1987 miniseries directed by Paul Bogart based on the book Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album by Shana Alexander that tells the story of Frances Schreuder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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