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False Pretenses

20041h 26mJason Hreno
IMDb 5.5

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Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town, and systematically seducing the man who ruined her life. One of six "no frills" TV movies produced in Canada for the Lifetime cable network at a flat cost of 2 million each,

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What is False Pretenses (2004) about?

Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town,…

Who stars in False Pretenses?

False Pretenses stars Peta Wilson (Dianne / Dee Dee Martin), Stewart Bick (Mitchell Thomson), Melanie Nicholls-King (Cerise), Conrad Pla (Nando), Francis X. McCarthy (Chasen Boggs). The film was directed by Jason Hreno.

How long is False Pretenses?

False Pretenses has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2004.

Is False Pretenses worth watching?

False Pretenses holds an IMDb rating of 5.5/10. Fans of TV Movie, Thriller, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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