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A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)

A Little Thing Called Murder poster
Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Genre
crime film, drama television series, comedy television program
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother and son carry out a series of crimes in New York City. The film follows their relationship and the real-life murder case that ends their schemes.

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What happens

A Little Thing Called Murder is a 2006 comedy-drama television film starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson and directed by Richard Benjamin. Made by Stonemade Entertainment for Lifetime TV, the film was based on a true story of convicted murderer Santé Kimes, as told in the book Dead End by reporter Jeanne King. A 2001 made-for-TV film about Kimes titled Like Mother, Like Son starred Emmy winners Mary Tyler Moore as Santé and Jean Stapleton as Irene Silverman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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