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Dolores Claiborne

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"Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend."

Duration

2h 12m

Release

24 Mar 1995

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.

Plot

A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.

Cast

Kathy BatesJennifer Jason LeighChristopher Plummer

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10Rotten Tomatoes: 86%Metacritic: 62/100

Details

Director

Taylor Hackford

Writers

Stephen KingTony Gilroy

Revenue

$46,400,000

Budget

$13,000,000

Awards

1 win & 8 nominations total

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