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The Stepfather (2009) -- Michael Harding (Badgley) returns from military school to find his mother (Ward) living with her new boyfriend, David (Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes suspicious of the man in his mother's life: Is he really the man of her dreams, or could David be hiding a dark side?
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers (WGA):

J.S. Cardone (screenplay)
Donald E. Westlake (earlier screenplay)
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Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror | Thriller more

Tagline:

This fall Daddy's home. more

Plot:

Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. | full synopsis

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dylan Walsh ... David Harris

Sela Ward ... Susan Harding

Penn Badgley ... Michael Harding

Amber Heard ... Kelly Porter

Sherry Stringfield ... Leah
Paige Turco ... Jackie Kerns

Jon Tenney ... Jay

Nancy Linehan Charles ... Mrs. Cutter

Marcuis Harris ... Detective Shay

Braeden Lemasters ... Sean Harding

Deirdre Lovejoy ... Detective Tylar

Skyler Samuels ... Beth Harding

Blue Deckert ... Captain Mackie

Jason Wiles ... Dylan Bennet

Kara Briola ... Real Estate Assistant
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, mature thematic material and brief sensuality.

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44268) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:15A

Company:

Screen Gems more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: Whenever David went down for lemonade and was talking to Kelly, the sweat stain on his shirt disappears. more

Quotes:

David Harris: [From Trailer] Who am I here? more

Movie Connections:

References "America's Most Wanted" (1988) more

Soundtrack:

Never Less Than Perfect more


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5 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Lame, 23 October 2009
1/10
Author: doomsjay from United States

This had to be the dumbest movies ever. I can't believe we choose this one to see.

I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a comedy or a horror flick, yet the plot was predictable every step of the way. The acting was horrible, but without any big names in the cast that didn't surprise me. There were constant jump scenes which anybody listening should have expected by the overuse of suspense background music, and when it wasn't that, the movie was set to crappy emo music. Other than the Stepfather, you'd think one of the characters would have had the sense for what to do with a phone.

If you're one for eye candy, you'll love the son's girlfriend who, aside from at the beginning of the movie, apparently seems to live her entire life wearing only underwear or bikinis.

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