Summary
When Kristen decides to take a break from college and return home, she finds Jake, a handsome stranger, living in her old room. Her mother, Moira, explains that she invited Jake to live as a tenant to help with the house expenses. Soon, Kristen discovers not only are Jake and Moira sleeping together, but Jake has a secret, dangerous past.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.0
Audience score43%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −17 min on the typical 104
typical 10487Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2018
July 7, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Rob Schmidt Director
Writing · 1
- Jed Seidel Writer
Production · 6
- Fernando Szew Executive Producer
- Margret H. Huddleston Executive Producer
- Marie Halliday Executive Producer
- John E. Carr Producer
- Toby Yoshimura Producer
- Jessica Fox-Thigpen Casting
Camera · 1
- Sidarth Kantamneni Director of Photography, Cinematography
Sound · 1
- Caleb Kbc Sherman Music, Compositor
Art · 2
- Kelley Boonruang Production Design
- Caroline Benitah Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Katie Carpenter Costume Design
- Katy DiMondi Makeup Department Head
Lighting · 1
- Jeremy Fenix Johnson Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Darin Fujimori Stunt Coordinator
- Jenna Kanell Stunts
- Adrienne Ballenger Stunts
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