Deadly Illusions

R

2020

1 hr. 54 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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20%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

13%

250+ Ratings

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A bestselling female novelist, suffering from writer's block, hires an innocent young woman to watch over her twin children. As the novelist dangerously indulges in her new best seller, the line between the life she's writing and the one she's living becomes blurred.

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Ms E

Jarring transitions innit?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Andrew C

Barely watchable… clunky and predictable. Acting seemed hollow a lot of the time. Overall quite disappointing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Audience Member

Not a bad movie which keeps the viewer interested, I believe if they went in a different direction for the ending this movie could have been much better(focusing on sexual tensions)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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Julio A

Tinha potencial de no minimo ser erótico, acaba não sendo nada com um final bizonho....

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Mario S

I think Greer Grammer is a great actress and did a good job in this movie!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/23

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kate S

I don't think this movie is that bad as many people say here. It is a pretty good movie! I actually love it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/23

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Anna Elizabeth James

Director

Kristin Davis

Mary Morrison

Dermot Mulroney

Tom Morrison

Greer Grammer

Grace

Shanola Hampton

Elaine

Lora Martinez-Cunningham

Andrea Miller

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Riese Bernard

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I simultaneously insist you watch this straight gay film but also fail to recommend it.

Mar 29, 2021

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Lisa Kennedy

Variety

It's tricky deciding what kind of cheese "Deadly Illusions," a diverting thriller starring Kristin Davis and Dermot Mulroney streaming on Netflix, is exactly. Soft and overripe, from the look of it.

Mar 19, 2021

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Movies don't come much clunkier than "Deadly Illusions," an unconvincing mishmash of psychodrama and erotic thriller filled with silly plot holes, obvious dialogue, and risibly bad actions and reactions.

Mar 18, 2021

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

The movie offers decent performances and a mystery element that makes the over-stretched runtime as engaging as it can be, yet the predictable and tired outcome will leave you wondering whether it was really worth the watch.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 6, 2023

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Matthew Turner

VODzilla.co

A throwback to the 1990s heyday of both the erotic thriller and its close cousin, the Fill-in-the-blank-from-Hell genre.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 25, 2022

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Amanda the Jedi

Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)

A Lifetime disaster masquerading as a competent thriller. I get the desire for ambiguity but at some point you need to commit to a thread

Jul 4, 2021

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Synopsis

A bestselling female novelist, suffering from writer's block, hires an innocent young woman to watch over her twin children. As the novelist dangerously indulges in her new best seller, the line between the life she's writing and the one she's living becomes blurred.

Director: Anna Elizabeth James
Executive Producer: David Fleming, Tim Bien, Hayden Bilson
Screenwriter: Anna Elizabeth James
Production Co: Kiss and Tale Productions
Rating: R (Language|Some Bloody Violence|Sexual Content/Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 19, 2021

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