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A Friend of the Family

2005 · 83 min Mystery Thriller TV Movie
3.0 / 10 · TMDB

After she narrowly escaped rape by attackers in Toronto, artist Alison Shaw and her devoted hunky husband Darrin, a construction worker, move to a rural small town in Ontario and nest a dream home. The locals are welcoming, especially David Snow, who makes Darrin his partner in an Antiques business and gallery for her art, but then she believes David is the serial killer behind a number of murders on women looking rather like her- given his excellent reputation, nobody believes her. Even after they move to Vancouver, her obsession remains focused and Darrin had had enough...

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Year 2005
Country Canada
Genre Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Director Stuart Gillard
Runtime 83 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.0/10 (4 votes)

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The film constructs a classic TV thriller, relying on the familiar trope of the friendly neighborhood predator. It explores the psychology of paranoia and the erosion of trust within a seemingly idyllic community where appearances are dangerously deceptive.

What lingers after the credits is a sense of unease about the people we welcome into our lives, packaged in a straightforward, suspense-driven narrative. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Stuart Gillard

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Watch alone on a quiet night, lights dimmed, for a dose of straightforward small-town suspense.

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