
If There Be Thorns is a movie directed by Nancy Savoca in 2015 and based on the book of the same name by V.C. Andrews, first published in 1981. The movie features Heather Graham, Rachael Carpani, Jason Lewis, Mason Cook, Mackenzie Gray, Jedidiah Goodacre, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy’s two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents’ relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart, he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher.
Movie vs Book

Year
2015
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
5.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
If There Be Thorns
Original title: The Dollanganger Saga: If There Be Thorns
Director: Nancy Savoca
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Length: 1h40m

Year
1981
Pages
374
Book Rate
7.54
S: Goodreads
Book
If There Be Thorns
Author: V.C. Andrews
Country: USA
First published in: 1981
Length: 374 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dollanganger
User polls & recommendations
“What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.”
SETH GRAHAME SMITH (Writer, Filmmaker)
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