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Psychic visions, dead best friends, and a mom who finally believes... herself.
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A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000)

90s TV thriller energypsychic mom on the runsmall-town serial killer

Overview

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When Donielle is just eight years old and attending her best friend's funeral she has a vision that her friend was murdered by his father. No one believes her and she is disowned by her mother. Years later and now a mother herself she drifts from town to town and they finally settle in a town that is in the grips of a serial killer.Only Donielle can "see" who the killer is and after he threatens her daughter she knows she must face him down. Based on actual events.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Melissa Gilbert commits to psychic face acting with zero shame.

Production

Peak 2000 TV movie aesthetic—every motel room feels like a set.

Writing

The 'based on actual events' claim that dares you to Google it.

Best for:Solo: Rainy afternoon when you want Melissa Gilbert solving crimes.·Background: Folding laundry while half-watching psychic visions unfold.·Rewatch: Nostalgia trip for Lifetime movie aficionados only.
Heads up:Violence: Serial killer violence, child death in opening, some stalker tension.·Disturbing: Mother disowns 8-year-old for telling truth about murder.
Donald Wrye

Director

Donald Wrye

ReleasedFeb 9, 2000
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
CBS
Spygaze Pictures Inc.

Top Cast

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert

Donielle

Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith

Doug Brister

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Gloria

Kim Hawthorne

Kim Hawthorne

Officer Lynda Byron (as Kimberly Hawthorne)

Shauna Kain

Shauna Kain

Rachel Driscall

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Detective Manny Garett

Randi Lynne

Randi Lynne

Clara Henson

Morgan Brayton

Morgan Brayton

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Trivia

Donald Wrye directed this hot on the heels of his Ice Castles remake, pivoting from figure skating tragedy to psychic murder with zero hesitation.

Cultural

This rode the late-90s wave of psychic-detective stories post-The Gift and The Sixth Sense, but made-for-TV budgets meant the visions looked more like 'migraine with flashbacks.'

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