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Sew Torn

Sew Torn

Thriller · Comedy · Crime · 2025

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.

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Sew Torn

“Choices. Choices. Choices.”

2025 Thriller · Comedy · Crime 1h 40m

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6.4 / 10

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A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Freddy Macdonald

Written by

Freddy Macdonald · Fred Macdonald

Eve Connolly

Eve Connolly

Barbara Duggen

Calum Worthy

Calum Worthy

Joshua Armitage

John Lynch

John Lynch

Hudson Armitage

K Callan

K Callan

Ms. Engel

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Oskar

Thomas Douglas

Thomas Douglas

Beck

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall

Grace Vessler

Court is in session

Put Sew Torn on trial.

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“Momentum is a formal choice.”

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The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Speed as an alibi.”

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