Movie

Stranger in My House

1999 · 94 min

A tidy, slow-creeping domestic thriller where polite unease curdles into menace, easy to sink into on a rainy afternoon.

Overview: A middle-aged woman takes on a young female tenant to help pay her debts, but gets a lot more than she bargains for when the girl starts to act very strangely indeed . . .
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Deception, obsession, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
isolation
betrayal
class
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild