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1987

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This is the chilling tale of a congenial family man whose engaging smile and staid demeanor insidiously mask a deep-seated dementia. His obsessive desire to live the ideal family life ultimately leads to the family's very destruction. Read more

Starring	Terry O'Quinn, Shelley Hack, Jill Schoelen
Director	Joseph Ruben, James Foley, John Dahl
Genres	Drama

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- "...THE STEPFATHER is an engrossing suspense thriller that refreshingly doesn't cheat the audience in terms of valid clues and plot twists..."
- 10649
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Based on True Story
  
  Thought the film was good...The main character was actually based on a man called John List who shot his Wife, 3 Children and his elderly Mother in their ... read more »
  
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  - Smilie
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  - Dunoon
  - 15 Jun 2007 at 16:15
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- - 1
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  Not too bad
  
  Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
  
  If the film had a decent soundtrack/incidental music, it would be a lot better. If you manage to ignore ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Jul 2011 at 14:20
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  - 3
  ONE OF THE WORST FILMS EVER
  
  This is one of the worst films me and the friend`s I watched it with have ever seen. We kept waiting for the plot to kick in and a bit of gripping action to ... read more »
  
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- - MISSVIX
  - 1 review
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 22:30
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  - 3
  waste of an evening
  
  this film was rubbish, i don't know how i sat through it until the end, corny music not to mention the acting!
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Apr 2011 at 20:11
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  - 1
  Awful and really bad
  
  Simply a really bad film from the 80's that's best forgotten. Don't bother renting this unless you are desparate to waste some of your life. If you ... read more »
  
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- 981800
- - thefluff
  - 46 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 13 Apr 2011 at 10:33
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  Not really got it
  
  Not too impressed with this. It was made during the period where Stephen King books were mega-million sellers, so it is sort of a Stephen King in spirit attempt... read more »
  
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- - KalvinChapman
  - 53 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 14 Nov 2010 at 12:32
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  The Stepfather 1987
  
  I loved this movie. Very edge of the seat film. Great acting by all I thought. The main character played by Terry O'Quinn was brilliant, he played the part ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
  - 158 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 18 Sep 2010 at 21:53
- - 3
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  The Stepfather
  
  Brilliant film - the acting was good - it kept you on the edge of your seat. I thoroughly recommend this to anybody.
  
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  - herts
  - 15 Aug 2010 at 10:24
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  the stepfather
  
  Extremely dated b movie type film.
  
  Acting terrible, especially the daughter,who's
  
  voice would drive you mad.
  
  waste of time... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 03 Jul 2010 at 12:59
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  The Stepfather
  
  Rubbish! Don't bother! Not a lot of depth to the story and very 70s. Don't know what else to say.
  
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  - Essex
  - 23 Mar 2010 at 18:29
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  The Stepfather
  
  I don't know if this film was supposed to be comical or not but I spent most my time laughing at the bad acting of the lead man. The idea behind the film ... read more »
  
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- - wilder1
  - 26 reviews
  - Haverhill,UK
  - 01 Jan 2010 at 02:05
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- - 19
  - 3
  Based on True Story
  
  Thought the film was good...The main character was actually based on a man called John List who shot his Wife, 3 Children and his elderly Mother in their ... read more »
  
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- 450099
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  - Smilie
  - 2 reviews
  - Dunoon
  - 15 Jun 2007 at 16:15
- - 3
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  For all those who have a step-parent...
  
  Can you imagine it? Very dated but absorbing just the same! Fairly low budget, but well worth a look, Go on, I dare you!!
  
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- - a customer
  - Oxfordshire
  - 26 Dec 2004 at 19:20
- - 3
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  The Stepfather
  
  Brilliant film - the acting was good - it kept you on the edge of your seat. I thoroughly recommend this to anybody.
  
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  - herts
  - 15 Aug 2010 at 10:24
- - 2
  - 1
  Based on True Story
  
  Thought the film was good...The main character was actually based on a man called John List who shot his Wife, 3 Children and his elderly Mother in their masion... read more »
  
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- 450100
- - Smilie
  - 2 reviews
  - Dunoon
  - 15 Jun 2007 at 16:16
- - 1
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  brilliant
  
  crazy jerry on the loose, loved it.
  
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- - a customer
  - Edinburgh
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 17:11
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  Worth 90 minutes of your time
  
  Saw this when it first came out and thought it has held up pretty well as far as it goes. The characters are one-dimensional (with the possible exception of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 12 Nov 2009 at 17:01
- - 1
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  Not too bad
  
  Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
  
  If the film had a decent soundtrack/incidental music, it would be a lot better. If you manage to ignore ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Jul 2011 at 14:20
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  DONT LET A LUNATIC INTO YOUR HOME!
  
  Since this film was made in 1987 it came across like a 'B' movie - but if you could see through the overdramatic music and 80's clothes and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Lancashire
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 22:13
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  A REAL SURPRISE
  
  WOW WHAT A REALLY GOOD FILM WATCH IT NOW YOU WONT BE SORRY
  
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  - AMERSHAM
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 18:54
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  good one
  
  unexpectedly fertile, good thrills
  
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- - Anonymous
  - uk
  - 18 Feb 2005 at 10:48

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