3.4 Score

2009 • 1h 41min • PG-13 • Horror, Thriller

The Stepfather

"Daddy's home"

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?

IMDb 5.6

RT 13%

MC 33

Director

Nelson McCormick

Writers

Brian Garfield

J.S. Cardone

Carolyn Lefcourt

Composer

Charlie Clouser

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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

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