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The Stepfather

Name: The Stepfather
Director: Nelson McCormick
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2009
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sherry Stringfield

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

2009 · Directed by Nelson McCormick · 101 min · Horror · Thriller · 9 frames

Tagline

This fall, daddy's home.

Crew

Screenplay: J.S. Cardone
Cinematography: Patrick Cady
Edited by: Eric L. Beason
Music: Charlie Clouser
Production design: Steven J. Jordan
Produced by: Greg Mooradian, Mark Morgan

Cast

Dylan Walsh as David Harris
Sela Ward as Susan Harding
Penn Badgley as Michael Harding
Amber Heard as Kelly Porter
Sherry Stringfield as Leah
Paige Turco as Jackie Kerns
Jon Tenney as Jay
Nancy Linehan Charles as Mrs. Cutter
Marcuis Harris as Detective Shay
Braeden Lemasters as Sean Harding

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: German, English
Studios: Screen Gems, Maverick Films, Imprint Pictures
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $31,198,531
Themes: stepfather, remake, ominous

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