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False Pretenses (2004)

Drama Mystery Thriller 89mins (MA15+)

5.4 / 10 IMDb 5.5 / 10

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False Pretenses

2004 DramaMysteryThriller 89mins MA15+

5.4 / 10 IMDb 5.5 / 10

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,

False Pretenses: Cast & Crews

Directors

Jason Hreno

Top Cast

Peta Wilson, Stewart Bick, Melanie Nicholls-King, Conrad Pla, Francis X. McCarthy

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