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Imaginary Crimes (1994)

Imaginary Crimes poster
Directed by
Anthony Drazan
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1962 Portland, a widowed con artist struggles to raise his two young daughters. The story follows their everyday lives and the parent's attempts to provide for them through questionable schemes.

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What happens

Imaginary Crimes is a 1994 American period drama film directed by Anthony Drazan, and starring Harvey Keitel, Fairuza Balk, Kelly Lynch, Vincent D'Onofrio, Seymour Cassel, and Elisabeth Moss. An adaptation of Sheila Ballantyne's 1982 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, it follows a widowed con artist attempting to raise his two daughters in 1962 Portland, Oregon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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