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Lizzie (2018)

R09/14/2018Crime, Drama, Thriller1h 46m
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The legend of Lizzie Borden

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Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

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    Chloë Sevigny

    Lizzie Borden

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    Kim Dickens

    Emma Borden

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    Kristen Stewart

    Bridget "Maggie" Sullivan

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    Jamey Sheridan

    Andrew Borden

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    Fiona Shaw

    Abby Borden

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    Denis O'Hare

    John Morse

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    Jeff Perry

    Andrew Jennings

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    Jody Matzer

    Deputy Fleet

  9. Daniel Wachs

    Dr. Bowen

**_Could do with a bit more vitality, but the acting is superb_** _I knew there was an old axe down cellar; that is all I knew._ - Stefani Koorey quoting Lizzie Borden; _The Preliminary Hearing in the Lizzie Borden Case_ (2005) Written by Bryce Kass, and directed by Craig William Macneill, _Lizzie_ is based on the _cause célèbre_ of Lizzie Borden (not to be confused with director Lizzie Borden, or extreme porn star/director Lizzy Borden), who was accused and subsequently acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892, a crime that is sti...