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The Stepfather (2009)

The Stepfather
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Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Amber Heard, Sela Ward

A seemingly normal man wants the perfect family. When they don't measure up, he eliminates them and moves on to find his next perfect family.

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11% liked it
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PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed by: Nelson McCormick
Release Date: Oct 16, 2009

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2 days ago
A typical, cliche'd horror film.
3 days ago
Oh come on! The trailer makes it look like one of the worst films of all time! The critics almost universally loathed it. Why would anyone waste their time on such as this?
4 days ago
The story may not be the greatest but man do i love Penn Badgley!
6 days ago
so unoriginal. perhaps more so because this was my childhood. *memories* watch this strictly if you are crushing on penn, too.
7 days ago
Absolutely terrible in every facet. Predictable at every turn and just plain, flat out stupid. Clearly a movie for the teens and not just because of the rating. I could see this being in a 13, 14 year old's wheel house but for anyone who wants substa... (read more)

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74 days ago
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Better to honor history and rent the original.
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76 days ago
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
a shabby substitute for its original.
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