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Summary
Rachel Parsons is the perfect assistant, but she's completely in love with her boss. She's got a secret obsession... to be his wife and have kids. The problem is that he already has a family.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 35GoodWatch 38
IMDb4.6
Audience score24%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for thrillers, −9 min on the typical 104
typical 10495Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2008
January 2, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeMysteryTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Canada
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more17 people
- Josie DavisRachel Partson
- Chris PotterDavid Wescott
- Rachel HunterJudith Manion
- VSVeronique-Natale SzalankiewiczIsabelle Wescott
- JHJason HarperWally
- DPDeborah PollittNora
- Sophie GendronMary-Beth
- Samantha KaineLara Steeves
- Paul HopkinsJohn Price
- JMJennifer MarcilCarol Wescott
- Tina AdamsNeana Dobra
- Katherine Dines-CraigWoman
Patricia McKenzieNurse- PFPaul FinniganDoctor (uncredited)
- CHClaude HuardWescott Employee (uncredited)
- DJDerek John EyamieParamedic
- CCCatie CampoYoung Rachel
Directing · 3
- Douglas Jackson Director
- Bruce Jensen Second Assistant Director
- Anthony Lefresne First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Shawn Riopelle Writer
- Christine Conradt Writer
Production · 6
- Tom Berry Executive Producer
- Louis A. Massicotte Executive Producer
- Pierre David Producer
- Stefan Wodoslawsky Producer
- Aaron Griffith Casting
- Lisa Parasyn Casting
Camera · 1
- Bert Tougas Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Richard Bowers Original Music Composer
- Christian Rivest Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Csaba András Kertész Production Design
- Cody Johnson Set Decoration
Lighting · 1
- Walter Klymkiw Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Kate Drummond Stand In
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