Summary
A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn't realize is that his new partner is the son of his second wife, adopted into an abusive family at birth and now a raving psychopath out to murder his natural mother for whom he blames the miseries of his lifetime.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 46
IMDb5.2
Audience score39%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −18 min on the typical 106
typical 10688Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1996
December 31, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Donald SutherlandTed Robards
William McNamaraJeremy Harper
Lesley Ann WarrenSandy Robats
Joe PantolianoStuart
Tia CarrereChristina
Christian TessierChris Robards
Lenore ZannGina
Rosemary DunsmoreJudy
Vlasta VranaStanley
Richard ZemanBob
Claudia BessoClaire
Serge HoudeSherwood
Terry HaigIRS Agent
Michael CalozYoung Jeremy
Tedd DillonFather
Directing · 7
- Douglas Jackson Director
- Christina Fon Third Assistant Director
- Daniella Bonan Third Assistant Director
- Michael A. Williams First Assistant Director
- Darren Kotania Second Assistant Director
- Nanouk Martel Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Kevin Bernhardt Writer
Production · 9
- Elie Samaha Executive Producer
- Nicolas Clermont Producer
- Vera Miller Casting
- Nadia Rona Casting
- Rosina Bucci Casting
- Stewart Harding Supervising Producer
Camera · 2
- Rodney Gibbons Director of Photography
- Michel Comte First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Yves Langlois Editor
- Isabelle Levesque Assistant Editor
Sound · 10
- Alan Reeves Music
- Michel B. Bordeleau Supervising Sound Editor
- Sylvain Richard Assistant Sound Editor
- Natalie Fleurant Dialogue Editor
- Michel Descombes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michel Charron Sound Recordist
Art · 6
- Csaba András Kertész Production Design
- François Aubry Title Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Amy Burt Set Decoration
- Daniel Hamelin Set Dresser
- Kathleen Graham Set Dresser, Set Decoration
- Frank Sanna Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- François Laplante Costume Designer
- Nicole Lapierre Key Makeup Artist
- Sabin Paradis Key Hair Stylist
- Monic Ferland Wardrobe Supervisor
- Jessica Manzo Makeup Artist
- Diane Geraldine Courchesne Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Louis Craig Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 5
- Michael Scherer Stunt Coordinator
- Charlene Francique Stunts
- Scott Cochran Score Engineer
- Annie Carignan Stunts
- Suzanne Labrecque Special Effects Coordinator
More like this
Similar
Most like Natural Enemy overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Ugly (2013)
GoodWatch score 71 - A Simple Plan (1998)
GoodWatch score 81 - The Treatment (2014)
GoodWatch score 83 - Hounds of Love (2016)
GoodWatch score 73 - Shut In (2022)
GoodWatch score 63 - The Occupant (2020)
GoodWatch score 63 - The Stepfather (1987)
GoodWatch score 73 - Colors of Evil: Red (2024)
GoodWatch score 68 - Little Odessa (1994)
GoodWatch score 63 - Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
GoodWatch score 67 - Bedevilled (2010)
GoodWatch score 81 - Badlapur (2015)
GoodWatch score 79 - Joji (2021)
GoodWatch score 61 - The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026)
GoodWatch score 65 - Cape Fear (1962)
GoodWatch score 80 - The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
GoodWatch score 67
Same genre
More crime movies
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
GoodWatch score 89 - Reservoir Dogs (1992)
GoodWatch score 81 - Léon: The Professional (1994)
GoodWatch score 73 - Con Air (1997)
GoodWatch score 62 - Spy (2015)
GoodWatch score 71 - The Sting (1973)
GoodWatch score 86 - Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
GoodWatch score 65 - The Wrecking Crew (2026)
GoodWatch score 67