Suspicious River (2000): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Suspicious River is a 2000 drama directed by Lynne Stopkewich, starring Molly Parker as Leila Murray, Callum Keith Rennie and Ingrid Tesch. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes and earned $1,350 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Lynne Stopkewich
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Okulitch-Pederson Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Suspicious River About?
The premise of Suspicious River without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Deeper than you ever feared. A young married woman sells her body, not just for money, to guests at the motel where she works as a receptionist.
Suspicious River Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- infidelity
- cheating wife
- adulterous wife
- title directed by female
- female full frontal nudity
- female rear nudity
- married
- woman
- motel
- receptionist
- river
- outdoor sex
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- sex scene
- sex in a motel
- breasts
- f rated
- vulnerability
- pregnancy
- naive woman
- sexual abuse
- swan
- sadomasochism
- rough sex
- pubic hair
- pimp
- passive resistance
- nipples
- knife
- group sex
- gang rape
- female nudity
- female frontal nudity
- fellatio
- extramarital affair
- brassiere
- adultery
- violence
- vancouver british columbia canada
- trauma
- sexuality
- sexless marriage
- prostitute
- passivity
- mother daughter relationship
- marriage
- husband wife relationship
- family relationships
- male female relationship
- based on novel
- title spoken by character
Suspicious River Cast & Characters
Molly Parker leads the cast as Leila Murray, with Callum Keith Rennie as Gary Jensen and Ingrid Tesch as Gary's Wife. Directed by Lynne Stopkewich; 20 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lynne Stopkewich
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Molly Parker as Leila Murray -
Callum Keith Rennie as Gary Jensen - Ingrid Tesch as Gary's Wife
- Byron Lucas as Uncle Andy
Also Starring in Suspicious River
· 16 more- Sarah-Jane Redmond Bonnie
- Deanna Milligan Millie
- Jay Brazeau Suitcase Man
- Don S. Davis Golf Shirt Man
- Gillian Barber Mrs. Schmidt
- Paul Jarrett Rob
- Bill Dow Mr. Schmidt
- Michael Shanks Ball Cap Man
- Sean Campbell Open your mouth Man
- Jenn Griffin Pony
- John R. Taylor Old Man
- Bruno Verdoni Ralph
- Dean Wray Open your eyes Man
- Joel Bissonnette Rick Schmidt
- Norman Armour Jack
- Katie Keating Young Girl
More from Lynne Stopkewich
More films directed by Lynne Stopkewich: Summer Love, Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart and October Kiss.
Suspicious River Plot Summary
What happens in Suspicious River from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1981 Leila Murray Molly Parker works as a receptionist in a motel. She begins to offer sexual services to customers in exchange for money, and as she explores her sexuality, she discovers an attraction to a semi-rough edge of sex. One of her customers, Gary Jensen Callum Keith Rennie, beats her during their first encounter. When he returns to apologize, she accepts and begins to see him again. When one of Leila’s other customers gets too rough, Leila flees to Gary’s room to seek his consolation and protection. His gentle treatment of her encourages her growing trust in him.
Full summary
The whole story of Suspicious River, scene by scene
Suspicious River Box Office
Suspicious River grossed $1,350 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.4K
- International
- $1.4K
Suspicious River Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Suspicious River.
How Well Do You Know Suspicious River?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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In what year does Leila Murray work as a motel receptionist at the start of the film?
Cars in Suspicious River
1 car on screen: the 1970 Buick LeSabre.
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1970 Buick LeSabre
Suspicious River Also Known As
Also known as “欲望悬流”.
- Also known as
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- 欲望悬流
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Introspectum Motel, River of Fear and Motel.
Suspicious River FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Suspicious River, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Suspicious River?
Suspicious River runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Suspicious River released?
Suspicious River was released on September 5, 2000.
Who directed Suspicious River?
Suspicious River was directed by Lynne Stopkewich.
More films by Lynne Stopkewich Who is in the cast of Suspicious River?
Suspicious River stars Molly Parker as Leila Murray, Callum Keith Rennie as Gary Jensen and Ingrid Tesch as Gary's Wife, among 20 credited actors.
How much did Suspicious River make at the box office?
Suspicious River grossed $1,350 worldwide.
Does Suspicious River have a post-credit scene?
No. Suspicious River has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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