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The Stranger in My Home

2025 · 94 min

A tense domestic drama that slowly unravels a family's certainty, keeping you uneasy as secrets surface.

Overview
A handsome stranger's claim that a couple's 15-year-old daughter was switched at birth throws their perfect family into turmoil, unearthing shattering secrets.

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  • Now TV Cinema
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Jeff Fisher
Written by
Chris Sivertson
Starring
Sophia Bush, Chris Carmack, Briana Price, Amiah Miller, Kate Rachesky, Monica Lacy, Charlotte Hemmings, Chris Johnson
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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