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A Killer Upstairs (2005)
Released By: LionsGate Entertainment   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: LionsGate Entertainment
Genre: Mystery-Suspense
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Douglas Jackson
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: 11/1/2005
Cast: Bruce Boxleitner, Linden Ashby, Tracy Nelson, Christopher Jacot
Published ID: 540151
UPC: 031398182559,
Plot: Mad at the world in general and his mom in particular, short-tempered twentysomething Michael Nowlin (Christopher Jacot) defiantly enters into a love affair with the 32-year-old wife of a wealthy businessman. When the woman is murdered, suspicion naturally falls upon Michael. In her efforts to prove his innocence, Michael's over-protective mother Sandra (Tracy Nelson) succeeds only in uncovering evidence that effectively indicts her son. But Sandra is not about to let anything get in the way of her belief that Michael has been wrongfully accused -- certainly not the man handling the case for the cops, Detective Bruning (Bruce Boxleitner). Filmed in Ottawa, the made-for-cable A Killer Upstairs first aired May 16, 2005, on the Lifetime channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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An okay flick if you catch it on TV, but...
Added 10/6/2005

If you're looking for a creepy horror flick about a woman who is terrorized by a killer in her house, like the title and the cover art of this DVD suggest, look elsewhere. This made-for-TV thriller, filmed for the "Lifetime" channel and Canadian cable-TV, is a hybrid of the murder/suspense and "woman-in-jeopardy" genres, and a pretty standard one at that. It's about a woman (Tracy Nelson) whose troubled teenage son is charged with a murder he didn't commit -- he apparently killed the married woman who was having an affair with him -- and since it appears to be such an open-and-shut case, with all evidence pointing squarely at her son, she must investigate the case herself and find the real killer at great risk of her own life.

This is the sort of movie that you might find yourself watching if it comes on the TV and you don't feel like mustering the energy to lift the remote control. It's good enough to hold your interest if you're in the right mood, but nothing worth seeking out or adding to your DVD collection. The actual killer is revealed about halfway through the movie, but if you don't figure out who is really behind the murder the instant this character walks onscreen, well...

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