Sew Torn

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Sew Torn

2024

1h 35m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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Barbara Duggen, 'The Mobile Seamstress', is struggling to keep her fabric shop alive. After a botched sewing appointment sets her on a quest to replace her client's lost button, she unexpectedly stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad. Faced with two downed motorcyclists, guns, and a briefcase -- Barbara is completely torn. She is forced to pick between three choices: commit the perfect crime, call the police, or drive away. The narrative presents the repercussions of all three decisions, and the deadly confrontations that result from each as she gets entangled with the case's owner. Using thread to free herself, Barbara stops at nothing to save her store.

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Like the thread contraptions and what little sewing we see, the comedy is a bit, well, threadbare, while the full garment of the film lacks the finishing on the seams that would make it satisfying and professional-looking.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2025

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Some will thrill to the film’s silliness, others may find it a joke stretched beyond elasticity, but it’ll have many putting a pin in Macdonald’s name.

Aug 12, 2024

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

'Pushing Daisies' meets 'Run Lola Run' — you won't want to miss this quirky crime comedy.

Mar 12, 2024

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

How, exactly, could a film be so closely themed around, of all things, seamstressing? Well, it is. It really, really is. It’s also a varied, funny crime drama which manages to incorporate elements of existential fantasy along the way.

Mar 22, 2025

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Dallas King

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

The film ends up weaving an overly-complicated narrative web however it is still a pretty darn good time.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 17, 2025

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Calum Cooper

The People's Movies

Sew Torn is a delightfully idiosyncratic crime thriller that strings together compelling themes, humorously odd visuals, and a magnetic central performance.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 6, 2025

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Barbara Duggen, 'The Mobile Seamstress', is struggling to keep her fabric shop alive. After a botched sewing appointment sets her on a quest to replace her client's lost button, she unexpectedly stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad. Faced with two downed motorcyclists, guns, and a briefcase -- Barbara is completely torn. She is forced to pick between three choices: commit the perfect crime, call the police, or drive away. The narrative presents the repercussions of all three decisions, and the deadly confrontations that result from each as she gets entangled with the case's owner. Using thread to free herself, Barbara stops at nothing to save her store.

Director: Freddy Macdonald
Producer: Fred Macdonald, Barry Navidi, Sebastian Klinger, Diamantis Zavitsanos, Socratis Zavitsanos
Screenwriter: Freddy Macdonald, Fred Macdonald
Production Co: Macdonald Entertainment Partners, Barry Navidi Productions, ORISONO
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 35m