

A Friend of the Family
2005, English. Directed by Stuart Gillard.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 4 July 2005
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Michael Amo
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A Friend of the Family runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Who directed A Friend of the Family?
A Friend of the Family (2005) was directed by Stuart Gillard and stars Laura Harris, Eric Johnson, Kim Coates.