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 [¶¶¶]
00:05:54 COME ON. CLOVER, WHERE IS HE?
00:09:17 WHY DON'T YOU HELP EMMA WITH THE DISHES?
00:14:45 THERE'S NO POINT
00:18:50 YEAH?
00:22:43 YOU JUST MET ME.
00:26:58 I CAN BRING ABOUT TRIUMPH."
00:30:10 [BART]: I DON'T NEED YOU TO CHECK ON ME!
00:34:03 [NURSE]: IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
00:37:46 YOU MUST BE FAMISHED.
00:41:04 WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO TELL ME
00:44:54 USUALLY, IT IS IN THE GUISE OF A WOMAN
00:49:05 JOHN AMOS? BRING IT HERE.
00:53:45 WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN FACE, SOMETIMES, BOY.
00:58:42 I DON'T PAY YOU TO THINK!
01:02:37 MOMMY GAVE IT TO ME.
01:05:51 THEN WHO ARE YOU?
01:10:48 I WANTED MY FAMILY BACK.
01:14:44 OKAY.
01:18:09 AND TAKE JORY EVEN FURTHER.
01:22:16 AREN'T YOU?
01:26:32 TO HEAR YOU SAY THOSE THINGS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
01:30:12 AND I WILL BREAK THIS CYCLE OF ABOMINATION
01:34:05 BART!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,918
Dialogue density19.2 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:34:05
Production Record
DirectorNancy Savoca
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,505