Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- dark
- foreboding
- melodramatic
- gothic thriller night
- television movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chris and Cathy conceal their sibling marriage and the children's complicated parentage while Corrine moves next door.
The Sheffield household is shaped by Corrine's past actions and Olivia Foxworth's religious fanaticism.
The family lives in a Sheffield home whose domestic stability is threatened by Corrine's arrival next door and escalating manipulation.
Corrine uses Bart as a pawn, while another bystander recruits him into continuing Olivia's fire-and-brimstone beliefs.
Films like If There Be Thorns, and why
Flowers in the Attic
shared gothic family secrets, inherited wealth, psychological manipulation, and melodramatic thriller tone
Petals on the Wind
shared dysfunctional family dynamics, concealed parentage, coercive domestic relationships, and suspenseful gothic atmosphere
The Glass House
shared oppressive family secrets, forbidden relationships, inherited trauma, and heightened domestic thriller storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Nancy Savoca
- Release Date
- 2015-04-05
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (125)
Cast
- Heather Graham
- Rachael Carpani
- Jason Lewis
- Mason Cook
- Jedidiah Goodacre
- Emily Tennant
- Mackenzie Gray
- Glynis Davies
- Christine Lippa
- Veena Sood
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Lifetime Movie Club, Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV channel, Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is If There Be Thorns about?
- A secretive family’s fragile suburban life is threatened when a disgraced matriarch returns wealthy, manipulative, and determined to reclaim her place beside them.
- What is If There Be Thorns like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of If There Be Thorns as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is If There Be Thorns violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in If There Be Thorns as moderate.
- Which films are like If There Be Thorns?
- Films with a similar feel include Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, and The Glass House.
- How long is If There Be Thorns?
- If There Be Thorns runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch If There Be Thorns?
- In United States, If There Be Thorns streams on Philo, Lifetime Movie Club, Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV channel, Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel.
