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Jun 3, 2025

0h 9m

★ 10.0

Overview

Diane, a total introvert, is obsessed with lurid crime-romance paperbacks, longing for passionate, dangerous love to sweep her off her feet. One day, she gets her wish when Razor appears—a tattooed, cigarette-smoking butch who seems like she walked off the pages of one of her novels. Soon, Diane must decide whether she really wants her fantasies to become reality.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Crime

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Cast

Diane

Eva Rees

Razor

Jessie Steele

Butcher

Ben Hargreaves

Marge

Charlotte Thomas

Dead Guy

Hamish Bruce

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6.9

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6.8

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0.0

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7.1

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4.5

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No overview available.

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