7.4/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.7
IMDB Rating : 7.4
FD Smart Rating : 7.4
Synopsis : When a Maine housekeeper is accused of murdering her elderly employer, her estranged daughter, a New York reporter, is determined to find answers.
Regions Available ( 6 ) :
Australia
, Denmark
, Finland
, Iceland
, Norway
, Sweden
Ellen Muth , Christopher Plummer , Judy Parfitt , Eric Bogosian , John C. Reilly , Jennifer Jason Leigh , David Strathairn , Kathy Bates
English [Original] , English
English , Swedish , Danish , Finnish , Norwegian
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
1995
2h11m
Recommended for ages 16 and up
Dolores Claiborne works as a maid for a wealthy woman in remote Maine. When she is indicted for the elderly woman's murder, Dolores' daughter Selena returns from New York, where she has become a big-shot reporter. In the course of working out the details of what has happened, as well as some shady questions from the past and Selena's troubled childhood, many difficult truths are revealed about their family's domestic strife. This is cleverly portrayed with present reality shot in cool blue tones blending seamlessly into flashbacks shot in vivid color. As small town justice relentlessly grinds forward, surprises lie in store for the viewers....