Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
The Stepfather has generally received positive reviews.
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By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 13 Dec 1987
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The Stepfather was released in 1987 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 224 reviews, giving The Stepfather (1987) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 66%.
With a score of 68%, The Stepfather is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Overboard and Roxanne.
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