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Kiefer Sutherland, Bridget Fonda, Steven Weber, Tippi Hedren, Leslie Stefanson

Kiefer Sutherland and Bridget Fonda star in this thriller with Fonda playing an abused housewife who is forced to deal with a constant stream of lies and violent confrontation from her psychotic husba... read more read more...nd. Things only get worse when she discovers dead bodies are appearing at their home, a large sum of money is missing, and it becomes obvious her husband's bad side runs deeper and more dangerous than she imagined. The supporting cast includes Steven Weber, Penelope Ann Miller and Tippi Hedren. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Paul Marcus

Release Date: January 1, 1998

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DVD Release Date: November 9, 1999

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  • ohitsjamie
    February 4, 2009
    ohitsjamie
    This movie was really cool. It was sad at the beginning, and then you root for her the whole rest of the movie to kick his ass!
  • seleh87
    August 24, 2008
    seleh87
    in this movie jimmy's husband got exactly what he deserved by the way he treated his wife......a great storyline......this movie became twisted in some ways.........
  • StaisilD
    April 1, 2008
    StaisilD
    Jimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings. One night, he pushes her over the stairwell, and she ends up in the hospital. When a charred body in her husband's car is pulled ... read morefrom a pond, the cops want to talk to her, but she bolts for her sister's, loses her savings pass-book, and then learns someone has emptied her bank account. She's goes on the run, with the same cops on her trail, and eventually realizes Frank may not be dead. Getting back her money, facing Frank, satisfying the police, and finding her freedom may be more than she can handle.

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Michael Dequina
October 21, 2007
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

A tired exercise through the usual direct-to-video thriller paces. Full Review

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