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Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
290
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Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie (1996)
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A woman discovers that the accidental death of her daughter was tied to an insurance scam in this fact-based movie.A woman discovers that the accidental death of her daughter was tied to an insurance scam in this fact-based movie.A woman discovers that the accidental death of her daughter was tied to an insurance scam in this fact-based movie.

  • Director
    • Noel Nosseck
  • Writer
    • Joyce Heft Brotman
  • Stars
    • Peggy Lipton
    • Danica McKellar
    • Terry David Mulligan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    290
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Noel Nosseck
    • Writer
      • Joyce Heft Brotman
    • Stars
      • Peggy Lipton
      • Danica McKellar
      • Terry David Mulligan
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Peggy Lipton
    Peggy Lipton
    • Carol Mills
    Danica McKellar
    Danica McKellar
    • Annie Mills Carman
    Terry David Mulligan
    Terry David Mulligan
    • George Preston
    Gwynyth Walsh
    Gwynyth Walsh
    • Lydia Sawyer
    Teryl Rothery
    Teryl Rothery
    • Laura Kane
    Lochlyn Munro
    Lochlyn Munro
    • Mickey Holloway
    Martin Cummins
    Martin Cummins
    • Ken Carman
    Mike Sims
    • Gabriel Nickels
    • (as Mike Simms)
    Bruce Weitz
    Bruce Weitz
    • Detective McAdams
    Susan Ruttan
    Susan Ruttan
    • Helen Preston
    Aloka McLean
    Aloka McLean
    • Jane Mills
    Brenda Crichlow
    Brenda Crichlow
    • Marianne
    Richard Sali
    Richard Sali
    • Terry Powell
    Garry Chalk
    Garry Chalk
    • Detective Larson
    Hagan Beggs
    Hagan Beggs
    • Thomas Eberhardt
    Corrie Clark
    • Lisa
    Deryl Hayes
    Deryl Hayes
    • Officer Fellows
    Forbes Angus
    Forbes Angus
    • Justice of the Peace
    • Director
      • Noel Nosseck
    • Writer
      • Joyce Heft Brotman
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    hawktwo

    Also made as "Death Benefit" in 1997

    I enjoyed both this movie and the 1997 one. I'm guessing the 1997 one is more of a documentary since the names of the lawyer and the evil mother are the same as in the book. The 1997 is 4 hours long on TV and focuses on the quest of the lawyer to find the truth. Carrie Snodgress plays the evil mother in Death Benefit. She is portrayed as a serial killer who not only has killed young girls for insurance, but has burned 5 homes for insurance, and killed her husband. Her sons are both in prison for murder. In the 1997 version, the daughter is barely seen beyond photographs taken right before the murder. This movie begins by explaining the troubled relationship between the mother and her murdered daughter.
    Perfect_Storm

    Liked it

    I think Danica did a great job.the movie had all the talent needed to make a good movie.The actress that played George Preson's wife played that charactor to the tee.I would recommend this movie to anyone because of the talent alone was awesome.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There are photos of Deana Wild and Joe McGinnis on the rocky cliffs at Big Sur. One of the photos seems to show McGinnis in the process of throwing Wild off the cliff.
    • Goofs
      The flashback of the incident at the start of the film is not the same as the scene of the incident when shown later in the film. In the flashback, Annie says: "It is absolutely gorgeous. And it cleared up!" In the later scene, Annie says "It is absolutely gorgeous," to which Helen (referring to the weather) says: "Looks like it's clearing up." This device may have been used to conceal the identities of Mr. and Mrs. Preston until the later scene, yet they can still be clearly seen several times throughout the flashback.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Carol Mills: [at Annie's grave] I love you, Annie.

    • Connections
      References The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Search for Justice
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Libra Pictures
      • O'Hara-Horowitz Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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