Summary
Tom Wilson is shaken from despair when his deceased wife Lisa returns home months after being killed in a car accident. With his own sanity in question, Tom must hold his family together while he unravels the truth of what happened and what is causing Lisa's new and increasingly dangerous behaviour
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 42
IMDb4.2
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 131 countries
+121Released
2022
May 20, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
- LMLyle MorrisTom
Krystle SnowLisa
Callie LaneGwenie- AWAndrew W. NolanDr. Collins
- SKSusan KelsoMary
- PIPamela IvetaSabrina
Terry RayHelicopter news reporter
Daina LeitoldNurse #1- SJShannon JacquesNurse #2
Susan LoewenNurse #3
Ernie PittsOrderly #1- MDMark DannOrderly #2
- JPJustin PikeMan Yelling at Tom
Tom YoungChester
Directing · 1
- Cameron Patterson Director
Writing · 1
- Allan Turner Writer
Production · 1
- Jenny Ng-Turner Producer
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