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Other Halves
“A Dangerous Love Story”
77%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
Other Halves (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Other Halves (1984) — a movie tagged as Drama with heartwarming moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued crimi… Our models also surface themes such as friendship and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Other Halves 77% (3 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Other Halves is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 7.7
- TMDB ID
- 289376
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What is Other Halves about?
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows betwee... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Other Halves?
The official runtime for Other Halves is approximately 106 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Lisa Harrow
Liz
- M
Mark Pilisi
Tug

Paul Gittins
Ken

Clare Clifford
Aileen

Bruce Purchase
Irwin
- E
Emma Piper
Audrey

Temuera Morrison
Tony
- F
Fraser Stephen-Smith
Michael

Alison Routledge
Paula

Nathaniel Lees
Court clerk

David Weatherley
Judge
- S
Stephen Tozer
Lawyer
- Y
Yvonne Lawley
Alice

John Bach
Jim
- G
Grant Tilly
Dr. Wray
- R
Raymond Reid
Billy
- A
Allan Sio
Max
- O
Olaf Ulberg
Bones
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