Overview
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
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Crew
DirectorTaylor Hackford
WriterTony Gilroy
Cast
Kathy Bates
Dolores Claiborne
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Selena St. George
Judy Parfitt
Vera Donovan
Christopher Plummer
John Mackey
David Strathairn
Joe St. George
Eric Bogosian
Peter
John C. Reilly
Const. Frank Stamshaw
Ellen Muth
Young Selena
Bob Gunton
Mr. Pease
Roy Cooper
Magistrate
Wayne Robson
Sammy Marchant
Ruth Marshall
Secretary
Weldon Allen
Bartender
Tom Gallant
Searcher
Kelly Burnett
Jack Donovan
Matt Appleby
Kid on Street
Thomas Skinner
Kid on Street
Vernon Steel
Ferry Vendor
Taffara Jessica Stella Murray
Young Selena (Age 5)
Susan Lane
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Keywords
depressionchild abuseislandbased on novel or bookdetectivesuspicion of murderabusive fathermelancholydysfunctional familylawsuitalcoholismmurdermainedomestic violencereportermaidangeralcoholic fathermacabreangry
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Budget
$13M
Revenue
$46M
TMDb Votes
869
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026