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Movie poster: The Stepmother (1972)
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The Stepmother

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1972 · 94 min Drama
3.8 / 10 · TMDB

Returning home from a business trip, an architect assumes that a client is having an affair with his wife and murders the man. His feelings of guilt and attempts to conceal the crime lead to more complications and death.

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Year 1972
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Howard Avedis
Runtime 94 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.8/10 (14 votes)

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The film constructs a claustrophobic narrative that relies on escalating psychological unease, exploring how guilt and panic corrode a man's rationality. The confined apartment setting becomes a character itself, a prison of his own making.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of tragic inevitability, a reminder of how a single moment of passion can unravel an entire life. The moral decay is palpable and quietly devastating. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Howard Avedis

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