Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses his stepfather of committing a murder. Initially, no one believes his accusations, but then Frank becomes convinced and is the only one who believes him. Now, the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.
Directed by Harold Becker
maryland
stepfather
murder
witness to murder
newlywed
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
protective father
secret past
divorced father
divorced parents
dark secret
custody hearing
father son relationship
sordid past
threats
father son bond
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Cast
John Travolta
Frank Morrison
Matt O'Leary
Danny Morrison
Vince Vaughn
Rick Barnes
Teri Polo
Susan
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Sgt. Edgar Stevens
Steve Buscemi
Ray Coleman
Susan Floyd
Diane
Angelica Page
Patty
James Lashly
Jason
Rebecca Tilney
Laurie
Debra Mooney
Theresa
George Christy
Wedding Photographer
Crew
Harold Becker
Director
Lewis Colick
Screenplay
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
Michael Seresin
Director of Photography
Harold Becker
Producer
Jonathan D. Krane
Producer
Allan Graf
Second Unit Director
Lloyd Ahern II
Second Unit Director of Photography
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Lewis Colick
Story
Joe Bucaro III
Stunts
Jock Brandis
Electrician
Popular Reviews
44 reviews
Matthew
8.0★ · 05/23/26
This was great don’t understand the low rating 4/5!!
This was great don’t understand the low rating 4/5!!
Morgan Conner
6.7★ · 05/13/26
Seeing Vince Vaughn as a villain is really weird. Love the concept. Super short movie.
Seeing Vince Vaughn as a villain is really weird. Love the concept. Super short movie.
Gabrielle Hazel
5.0★ · 03/29/26
The only reason why I chose to watch this film was because I wanted to see some john travolta and vince vaughn action.. but instead it had me yelling at the screen because of how incompetent and stupid the characters are. Not only do you get the cliche dismissive mom who doesn't want to believe her own son and chooses her fancy new rich murderer of a husband - BUT you also get a couple of cops who don't know how to do their damn job. Even the kid was weirdly on my bad side too just because he doesn't have the damn balls to say shit in court (A COURT MIND YOU). Plot holes were all over the place with the way everyone was written to be dumb.
Only thing I liked about the film was the cinematography and the location settings. North Carolina seems worth visiting. How unfortunate.
The only reason why I chose to watch this film was because I wanted to see some john travolta and vince vaughn action.. but instead it had me yelling at the screen because of how incompetent and stupid the characters are. Not only do you get the cliche dismissive mom who doesn't want to believe her own son and chooses her fancy new rich murderer of a husband - BUT you also get a couple of cops who don't know how to do their damn job. Even the kid was weirdly on my bad side too just because he doesn't have the damn balls to say shit in court (A COURT MIND YOU). Plot holes were all over the place with the way everyone was written to be dumb.
Only thing I liked about the film was the cinematography and the location settings. North Carolina seems worth visiting. How unfortunate.
Myriam
5.0★ · 03/25/26
cruelly not enough Buscemi
cruelly not enough Buscemi
Megan
5.2★ · 05/15/25
It was pretty good but I was scrolling TikTok for most of it lmao
It was pretty good but I was scrolling TikTok for most of it lmao
