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Dolores Claiborne
“Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend.”
7.3 / 10• 1995• 2h 12m•R• English
CrimeDramaMystery
Storyline
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
Cast & Crew
Kathy Bates
Dolores Claiborne
Lead
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Selena St. George
Judy Parfitt
Vera Donovan
Christopher Plummer
John Mackey
David Strathairn
Joe St. George
Eric Bogosian
Peter
John C. Reilly
Const. Frank Stamshaw
Ellen Muth
Young Selena
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Taylor Hackford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dolores Claiborne is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
