Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill

2018 1h 24m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 37★7IMDB · 720

MysteryTV Movie

Synopsis

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Emotionally ready to confront her fiancé's 15-year-old murder, Hailey finds herself caught up in the case of a missing college coed. The deeper Hailey digs into the young woman's disappearance the more she is convinced the two events are related.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kellie Martin
Hailey Dean
Giacomo Baessato
Danny Morgan
Viv Leacock
Fincher Garland
Matthew MacCaull
Jonas McClellan
Emily Holmes
Sabrina Butler
Lucia Walters
Charlene Montgomery
Chad Lowe
Clyde Bennett
Lauren Maynard
Vivian Stenson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Robinson
Writers: Michelle Ricci
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hailey Dean Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Robinson, shot by Dana Barnaby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hamish Thomson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Flavio Bidese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kellie Martin and Giacomo Baessato and Viv Leacock carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8522168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Robinson directs. Dana Barnaby behind the camera. Hamish Thomson scores. Flavio Bidese cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Part of the "Hailey Dean Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michael Robinson, shot by Dana Barnaby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hamish Thomson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Flavio Bidese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kellie Martin and Giacomo Baessato and Viv Leacock carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8522168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dana Barnaby
Original score: Hamish Thomson
Editing: Flavio Bidese
Costume design: Tina Fiorda
Makeup / hair: Geeta Dayal
Sound: Tony Gort
Stunt coordinator: Randy Lee
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Will to Kill (2018)
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 720 votes
MPAA: TV-G

Part of

Hailey Dean Mysteries Collection

Hailey Dean Mystery is an American/Canadian mystery film series that stars Kellie Martin as the titular character, Hailey Dean, a prosecutor working with the District Attorney's office who later quits her job to become a marriage counselor and therapist and is based on characters from Nancy Grace’s best-selling series of “Hailey Dean Mystery” novels. The series is set in Atlanta and airs on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel in the US.