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The Rival (2006)

The Rival poster
Directed by
Douglas Jackson
Genre
thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother becomes suspicious when her son's new girlfriend moves in and starts taking over the household. The mother's protective instincts clash with the girlfriend's secretive behavior.

tensesuspensefuldomesticmanipulativeominouspsychologically chargeduneasy

What happens

Rivalité maternelle (The Rival) est un téléfilm canadien réalisé par Douglas Jackson et diffusé aux États-Unis le 9 octobre 2006 sur Lifetime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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