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A Friend of the Family

A Friend of the Family

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 4, 2005

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

User Score

33%

Original Title

A Friend of the Family

Production Companies

Alberta Filmworks, Slanted Wheel Entertainment, Lionsgate Television, Lifetime

Director

Stuart Gillard

Description

After she narrowly escaped rape by attackers in Toronto, artist Alison Shaw and her devoted hunky husband Darrin, a construction worker, move to a rural small town in Ontario and nest a dream home. The locals are welcoming, especially David Snow, who makes Darrin his partner in an Antiques business and gallery for her art, but then she believes David is the serial killer behind a number of murders on women looking rather like her- given his excellent reputation, nobody believes her. Even after they move to Vancouver, her obsession remains focused and Darrin had had enough...