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Death Benefit
40%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
Death Benefit (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Death Benefit (1996) — a movie tagged as Crime, Drama, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Death Benefit 40% (4 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 4 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he reveals about the background of the suspect. Keeney finds support from others who also want to find out the truth behind the case.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-03-13
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 4.0
- TMDB ID
- 252252
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Where can I watch Death Benefit (1996)?
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Is there an official trailer for Death Benefit?
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What is Death Benefit about?
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected o... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Death Benefit?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Death Benefit?
The official runtime for Death Benefit is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Peter Horton
Steven Keeney

Carrie Snodgress
Virginia McGinnis

Wendy Makkena
Wynn Burkholder

Penny Johnson Jerald
Sylvia Guzman

Sharen Camille
Melissa Wilkens

Elizabeth Ruscio
LouAnne Wilkens
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Belita Moreno
Sarah West

Lee de Broux
Mark Vandenberg

Dean Norris
Rod Montgomery

Jack Kehler
Dick Coates

Glenn Morshower
Tim O'Grady

Joan McMurtrey
Dr. Susan Lindsay-Rhodes
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Nathan Lawrence
Christian Keeney

Dale Raoul
Mrs. Greene

Fred Ponzlov
Waiter

M.C. Gainey
D.K. Graham

Brittany Ashton Holmes
Cynthia Coates
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