The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,216 2010s thriller movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.
Ratings
IMDb4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic30/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
2,141 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob CohenDirector
- Barbara CurryScreenplay
- Nathan BarrOriginal Music Composer
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jennifer LopezClaire Peterson
- Ryan GuzmanNoah Sandborn
- Ian NelsonKevin Peterson
- John CorbettGarrett Peterson
- Kristin ChenowethVicky Lansing
- Hill HarperPrincipal Edward Warren
- Lexi AtkinsAllie Callahan
- François ChauDetective Johnny Chou
- Bailey ChaseBenny
- Raquel GardnerBarbara
- Jack WallaceBob Sandborn
- Adam HicksJason Zimmer
Stills
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Themes
infidelityhigh schoolparent child relationshiploss of loved oneobsessioninsanityblackmailvillainblind datestalkerhidden camerasociopath