Name: Bruised
Director: Johnnard Harper
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2023-03-21
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 2
Cast: Dee Hill, J.D. Laguerre, Roc Living, Marvin Young, Jaies Baptiste

Her wedding vows said 'til death do us part'—she just accelerated the timeline.

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Her wedding vows said 'til death do us part'—she just accelerated the timeline.

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Overview

Drama Thriller

Young and beautiful Kayla Brown discovers that her perfect husband is not who she thought he was. Fearing for her life, she must do the unthinkable to end her nightmarish marriage, she must kill him.

Content warning

marital imprisonmentdesperate survivalsystemic dismissal of women

Standout Aspects

Acting

Dee Hill commits to every unhinged moment with admirable chaos.

Best for:Streaming·Friends

Heads up:Violence

Director

Johnnard Harper

ReleasedMar 21, 2023

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Dee Hill

Kayla Johnson

Roc Living

Detective Wayans

Jaies Baptiste

Erica Brown

Denise Mone't

Detective Harris

Brandy Specks

Mary

Kamia Sadler

Secretary Erin

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Johnnard Harper self-funded this project after Hollywood passed, shooting the entire film in 18 days across New Orleans.

Cultural

The 2.0 TMDB rating makes this technically one of the lowest-rated thrillers of 2023—yet it found a cult following on TikTok for its dramatic zoom-ins during arguments.