If There Be Thorns

2015 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 2,505 VOTES · DIR. Nancy Savoca

If There Be Thorns poster

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