If There Be Thorns
2015 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 2,505 VOTES · DIR. Nancy Savoca
Overview
Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart, he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher. When Christopher discovers their mysterious neighbor is, in fact, his mother Corrine Dollanganger, all of the family's long-hidden secrets are revealed in a tragic climax.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,918 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 [¶¶¶]
00:06:00 BART?
00:09:31 THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
00:15:04 I DID ONCE, BUT NOT ANYMORE.
00:19:23 MY BIOLOGICAL DAD.
00:23:33 AND NOT TELL MOM?
00:27:50 [BART]: "...AND OUR PAIN."
00:31:46 IF WE ADOPT CINDY, IT'S NOT GONNA HELP KEEP THE FAMILY SAFE.
00:35:02 [MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]
00:38:51 AWW. SHE LOVES YOU, BART!
00:42:34 YOU ARE TOO CURIOUS
00:47:02 I THINK BART SHOULD SEE A PROFESSIONAL.
00:50:52 AND USE THE EVIL THAT THEY HAVE
00:55:50 BUT I'LL TALK TO THE KIDS AND TELL THEM TO BE CAREFUL.
01:00:53 BUT LISTEN TO ME, FOR ALL THE PAIN
01:04:20 WHAT ARE WE DOING?
01:09:23 WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WRONG
01:13:31 MELODIE?
01:17:12 -"EMMA." -INDEED.
01:21:40 BUT THIS IS FOR THE BEST.
01:25:42 WE COULD LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
01:29:50 ALL THE DEVIL'S SPAWN.
01:33:50 WOMAN...
01:38:46 [¶¶¶]
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,918
Dialogue density19.2 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:38:46
Production Record
DirectorNancy Savoca
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,505