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Shirley Adams
“The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth.”
65%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
Shirley Adams (2009) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Shirley Adams (2009) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left. The shooter i… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Shirley Adams 65% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left. The shooter is one of Donovan's childhood friends. Her reaction to the betrayal is so overwhelming that she chooses not to tell Donovan in fear of further damaging his already unstable emotional state. Determined to make a change in their lives, Shirley actively decides to embrace their new circumstances, hoping that Donovan will follow her example.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2009-10-26
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 207160
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What is Shirley Adams about?
Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has l... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Shirley Adams?
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How long is the movie Shirley Adams?
The official runtime for Shirley Adams is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Denise Newman
Shirley Adams
Keenan Arrison
Donovan Adams
Emily Child
Tamsin
- T
Theresa Sedras
Kariema Samsodien
- G
Gamiet Petersen
Kariem Samsodien
- T
Travis Snyders
Jeremy Jacobs
Lee-Ann Van Rooi
Philda Jacobs
- D
David Müller
Kurt Williams
- A
Adrian Galley
Doctor
- S
Sasha Lee
Sasha
- L
Lu Chase
Nurse
- R
Ruth Mpukwana
Pharmacy Assistant #2
- S
Suzanne Elizabeth Duncan
Receptionist
- M
Mntuwelilizwe Ndamane
Bailiff
- M
Marlene Hyland
Judge
- A
Alfonzo Solomon
Tamsin's Boyfriend (voice)
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