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Silent Motive (1991)

1991-10-16 · 1h 30m · EN
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She's a Hollywood screenwriter learning that sometimes... words kill.

Notorious for writing the most successful - and scandalous - scripts in Hollywood, hit screenwriter Laura Bardell suddenly finds herself implicated in a baffling series of film-industry killings. What's worse, the killer is using the same ingenious methods Laura herself employed in her latest movie about a real-life murder case. To her horror, Laura realizes her script is coming to life - and turning her fictional words into homicidal reality.

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Lee PhilipsDirectorWilliam P. BekkalaWriter

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Patricia WettigPatricia WettigLaura BardellRick SpringfieldRick SpringfieldBradEd AsnerEd AsnerSamMike FarrellMike FarrellDetective Paul TrellaDavid PackerDavid PackerBrian / Cliff Sloan / Mark GallawayMolly ParkerMolly Parker2nd Female QuestionerJohannah NewmarchJohannah Newmarch1st Female QuestionerDavid CubittDavid CubittDougKevin McNultyKevin McNultyCopFrank FerrucciFrank FerrucciWaiterRebecca ToolanRebecca ToolanRandyMark BrandonMark BrandonPresenter

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Genre affinityThriller · Tv MoviePacingShortDirector preference346272Actor preference67917 · 143926 · 232399Country preferenceUsDecade preference1990

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Frequently asked questions about Silent Motive

What is Silent Motive about?

Notorious for writing the most successful - and scandalous - scripts in Hollywood, hit screenwriter Laura Bardell suddenly finds herself implicated in a baffling series of film-industry killings. What's worse, the killer is using the same ingenious methods Laura herself employed in her latest movie about a real-life murder case. To her horror, Laura realizes her script is coming to life - and turning her fictional words into homicidal reality.

How long is Silent Motive?

Silent Motive has a runtime of 90 minutes.