Summary
After receiving a promotion and more responsibility at work, Melanie decides to hire Phoebe as her personal assistant. Smart and cunning, Phoebe has an ulterior motive for taking the job and a twisted plan for revenge involving Melanie's mother.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 57
IMDb4.6
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −18 min on the typical 104
typical 10486Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2019
July 19, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
ThrillerTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more17 people
- Vivica A. FoxSamantha
- Jessica MorrisMelanie
- Ashlynn YenniePhoebe
- Jason-Shane ScottAlex
- JSJillian SpitzTina (as Jillian Simone Spitz)
- Ciarra CarterLaura
- Dee WallaceCarol
- Jared ScottJason
- Eric RobertsRoger
- HOHayley O'ConnorDelores
MaryAnn DiPietroFrancis
Dominique SwainKellyanne- CFCarmel FisherBarbara
Lisa CataraOfficer Steiner- KBKyler BurkJimmy
- MDMo DavisJoan
Michael TehDr. James
Directing · 1
- David DeCoteau Director
Writing · 3
- Robert Dean Klein Writer
- Peter Sullivan Story, Co-Producer
- Jeffrey Schenck Story, Executive Producer
Production · 6
- Vivica A. Fox Executive Producer
- Zelma Kiwi Executive Producer
- Barry Barnholtz Executive Producer
- Dean E. Fronk Casting
- Donald Paul Pemrick Casting
- Brian Nolan Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Terrance Ryker Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Randy Carter Editor
Sound · 2
- Christopher Cano Original Music Composer
- Chris Ridenhour Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Jessica Tidwell Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Susan Doepner-Senac Costume Design
- Michael James Pistone Makeup Artist
- Christina Mitchell Makeup Artist
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