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Joan Collins as a rich ice queen? Say less. This 90s TV thriller slaps harder than it should.
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Sweet Deception (1998)

90s cable fever dreamguilty pleasure goldsoap opera noir

Overview

TV MovieThrillerMystery

One day, Risa Gallagher gets home and finds her husband murdered. Everybody thinks she did it and she gets sentenced to lifetime in jail. She manages to escape and in order to survive, she has to find out who the real killer is without getting caught by the police. But which of her friends can she trust?

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Joan Collins devours every scene like it's her last meal.

Costume

Shoulder pads, silk robes, and big hat energy throughout.

Best for:Streaming: Perfect rainy afternoon trash with wine and zero expectations.·Friends: Mystery night where everyone guesses the killer by minute 20.·Background: Fold laundry to this. You'll still follow the plot.
Timothy Bond

Director

Timothy Bond

ReleasedAug 2, 1998
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Shavick Entertainment
Regent Entertainment

Top Cast

Joanna Pacula

Joanna Pacula

Risa Gallagher

Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart

Detective Molloy

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Arianna Stanton

Jack Scalia

Jack Scalia

Brett Newcomb

Lisa Schrage

Lisa Schrage

Eva Newcomb

Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson

Kit Gallagher

Peter LaCroix

Peter LaCroix

Fin Gallagher

Tanja Reichert

Tanja Reichert

Anita Gallagher

David Fredericks

David Fredericks

Captain Crane

Maria Herrera

Maria Herrera

Deenah

Randi Lynne

Randi Lynne

Jewel

Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Billy Bob

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Trivia

Kate Jackson and Joan Collins were both 70s TV icons—Charlie's Angels vs. Dynasty—finally sharing screen space in this gloriously random pairing.

Cultural

This is peak 'woman-in-peril' Lifetime-adjacent cinema before the genre got self-aware, complete with fake identities and a suspiciously helpful stranger who definitely has secrets.

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