Ruben's surprisingly resonant and durable tale ... cannily reflects, in a larger way, the era of its creation
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01/15/08
The Stepfather (1987)
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Reviews Counted: 23
Fresh: 20
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: This is the chilling tale of a congenial family man whose engaging smile and staid demeanor insidiously mask a deep-seated dementia. His obsessive desire to live the ideal family life ultimately... [More]
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Reviews for The Stepfather
An engrossing suspense thriller that refreshingly doesn't cheat the audience in terms of valid clues and plot twists.
09/24/07
Top CriticJust when it looked like slasher movies were wholly irredeemable, director Joseph Ruben came along to prove there is some intelligent life in this otherwise bereft subgenre.
09/24/07
A high water mark of 1980s horror/suspense.
09/04/06
One is left longing for Hitchcock's dark, daring wit and disturbingly amoral insights.
06/24/06
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10/09/05
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07/06/05
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06/01/05
Too often disappointingly thin.
08/30/04
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05/14/04
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10/15/03
An inventive, overlooked, classic slasher film from the 80's.
09/12/03
Thankfully, director Rubens doesn't take advantage of every opportunity for cheap thrills and gore.
05/24/03
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10/31/02
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08/15/02
A wonderful horror film because the people are so ordinary
08/13/02
No review available.
07/26/02
The Stepfather has no problem standing alone as an excellent horror flick. Fans of the horror genre and fans of just a good campy film will delight in this movie.
02/13/01
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