The Daughters of the Domino (2026) – Review and Summary

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“The Daughters of the Domino” Film Details

• Director(s): Jesse McAnally
• Writer(s): Nathan P. Keelan, Jesse McAnally
• Runtime: 1 Hour(s) and 38 Minutes
• Public Release Date (Press Screening or Screener)
• Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Content Rating: Not Rated
• Primary Language: English
• Images © of / Courtesy Of Fosca Features

Movie Summary

Nina’s claim to fame has long been the arrest of Michael Ar Rose, aka Domino, who is her father. But, while fame and respect came with that arrest, so did isolation from her sister, Laura. However, with a potential copycat killer taking Nina’s niece, Laura’s daughter, Jules, the daughters of Domino are forced to set aside their differences in a race to save the person they love the most.

Cast and Characters

Nina Rose (Miranda Moffat)

• Character Summary: It has been almost 15 years since Nina busted her father, the famed Domino killer, and life hasn’t been the same. She lost her relationship with her sister over that period of time, went from being a cop to a private investigator, and while she still has a network, friends? They seemingly are few.

Laura (Lucie Gillespie)

• Character Summary: Conservative and painted as someone who barely leaves her home, Laura may have survived her father’s killings, but she operates in fear, like she could be next. Thus leading her to be a very restrictive parent, which makes her relationship with Jules as strained as the one she has with Nina.

Julie “Jules” (Ashley Poulin)

• Character Summary: Recently turned 18, Jules is well aware of her family’s history, and while she doesn’t celebrate what her grandfather did, she is well aware of what’s out there. But, unlike her aunt or mother, she doesn’t seem defined by it and is already planning out a life beyond the dreary town she is from.

Review and Commentary

Highlight(s)

Nina Is Not a One-and-Done Type Of Character [83/100]

When we’re dropped into Nina’s story, she has left the police, has markings all over her body, which the film doesn’t explain, and she lives in this duality of being well-known but private. It sets up the type of character you’d think would unfurl more over the movie, but instead, The Daughters of the Domino holds back.

Mind you, not in a way that leaves Nina underdeveloped. More so, we’re presented with a real person. Someone who isn’t going to spill their life story to their 18-year-old niece, who is already well aware of the family history. Never mind their sister, who might be a recluse, but seems very aware of what her sister has done and is capable of.

Which all the more has you crave all the details that dangle, just out of your reach. Leaving you to hope this won’t be the first and last case you see of Nina Rose.

On The Fence

Family Dynamics Over Mystery [77/100]

One thing that not everyone may love is that the mystery element of the movie isn’t the focus. The Daughters of the Domino hones in more on Jules, Laura, and Nina’s relationship. Whether it be why Nina and Laura are estranged, Jules’ relationship with both, or Nina and Laura’s relationship with their father.

Because of this choice, as cool as Nina is presented, she doesn’t get to show as much as everyone tells you how great she is. However, while the mystery about the Domino killer plays in the background for a good part of the movie, you do get invested in Nina’s family ties. What is especially a highlight is trying to reconcile how someone like Laura and Nina came from a man who killed over a dozen young women.

Overall

Our Rating (80/100): Positive (Worth Seeing)

The Daughters of the Domino feels like an introduction. It sets the foundation for who Nina is, who matters to her, and her past, but with the first case we see of hers being a revisit of her biggest, it doesn’t necessarily feel like it is moving her story forward. Rather, it wants you to catch up, clamor for more, and then begin to truly explore who Nina is, beyond the favorite aunt or the sister whose decisions have left her estranged.

But this is one of the rare movies where leaving you wanting more doesn’t feel like a bad thing. It’s a tease, a seduction almost, without having to be explicit. It makes you want to put those involved on your Google alerts, to see if they may continue this story, for the foundation is way too solid to leave things here.

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