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Movie poster: The Burning Bed (1984)
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The Burning Bed

1984 · 100 min Crime Drama TV Movie
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1984
Country United States of America
Genre Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Director Robert Greenwald
Runtime 100 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (51 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Robert Greenwald

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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