Lifetime movies are pretty much everyone’s guilty pleasure. Whether you’re into some vintage classics, like Tori Spelling’s Death of a Cheerleader, or some of the newer ripped-from-the-headlines flicks, like Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret, you can always count on Lifetime to be salacious, low-budget fun. And that’s because most Lifetime movies contain one or more of the same ingredients. Let’s go over them, shall we?
1. True crime
If it’s dominating the news, you can bet Lifetime will be all over that.
2. A courtroom scene
Since most movies usually involve a crime, they usually end with a pivotal courtroom scene and a judge’s ruling.
3. A cheating spouse
makeagif.comSpoiler alert: It never ends well.
4. A jealous boyfriend
makeagif.comRemember No One Would Tell, with Fred Savage and Candace Cameron?
5. A scary husband
Preferably one that spouts menacing one liners.
6. Teen pregnancy
makeagif.com7. A second-rate portrayal of a famous figure
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Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor. LOL.
8. Teen sex
See: She’s Too Young.
9. A ridiculous title
makeagif.comMy Stepson, My Lover. Abduction: A Father’s Love. Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? Need we go on?
10. Tori Spelling
makeagif.comName any great Lifetime movie from the ’90s and you can bet Tori was in it.
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