False Pretenses (2004)

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False Pretenses on IMDb 5.6/10 280 votes

Released:
2004-10-25

Overview:
Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town, and systematically seducing the man who ruined her life. One of six "no frills" TV movies produced in Canada for the Lifetime cable network at a flat cost of 2 million each,

Director:
Jason Hreno

Runtime:
1h 26min

Genre:
TV Movie, Thriller, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Peta Wilson
    as
    Dianne / Dee Dee Martin
  • Stewart Bick
    as
    Mitchell Thomson
  • Melanie Nicholls-King
    as
    Cerise
  • Conrad Pla
    as
    Nando
  • Francis X. McCarthy
    as
    Chasen Boggs