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R| 2 hr. 11 min.

Plot Summary
In a small New England town, Dolores Claiborne (Kathy Bates) works as a housekeeper for the rich but heartless Vera Donovan (Judy Parfitt). When Vera turns up dead, Dolores is accused of killing her elderly employer -- so her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a well-respected New York City journalist, decides to visit her mother and investigate the matter for herself. As Selena digs deeper into the case, she uncovers shocking truths about the murder and her own childhood.

Cast: Kathy Bates , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Judy Parfitt , Christopher Plummer , David Strathairn , Eric Bogosian , John C. Reilly , Ellen Muth

Director: Taylor Hackford

Genres: Horror

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

Release Date: January 1st, 1995|2 hr. 11 min.

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critic reviews (10)
fan reviews ( 1 )
  • 50
    Peter Travers Rolling Stone


  • 75
    Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle


  • 75
    Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times


  • September 19, 2008 Sweetrose
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    Bates is a great actress.Here she is a protective mother who senses things going on with her husband.This "filthy creep" takes all the hard earned money Dolores works for,and cheats his daughter out of college funds.When Joe gets drunk and crass,Dolores gets revenge and he gets his "just desserts";We find out Joe has been molesting selena,his innocent daughter.Dolores gets in law trouble.A detective hounds her because he knows something she did to her hubby. Joe gets angry,and she plants a hole he falls into.When a wealthy friend kills herself,the detective puts the blame on dolores again. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays the confused Selena,who seems oblivious to what happened,until she takes the same ferry shared by her and her father.Bates is fabulous in any film she tackles.My favorite is "Fried Green Tomatoes, and I love her!

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