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Homecoming (2009)

Homecoming poster
Directed by
Morgan J. Freeman
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 179 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college student gets into a road accident and is taken home by her boyfriend's unstable ex-girlfriend. The ex-girlfriend holds her captive and subjects her to cruel treatment.

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What happens

Homecoming is a 2009 American independent horror-thriller film, directed by Morgan J. Freeman and written by Katie L. Fetting, Jake Goldberger and Frank Hannah. The film follows a student couple, Mike (Matt Long) and Elizabeth (Jessica Stroup), on their homecoming. Elizabeth is taken home by Mike's ex-girlfriend Shelby (Mischa Barton) after a road accident. Shelby is soon revealed to be fixated on Mike and subsequently treats Elizabeth in a cruel and deranged manner. The film was poorly received by critics but was a box office success, grossing $8.5 million against a $1.5 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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