

The Stepfather
He wanted a perfect family in a perfect town. But they couldn't measure up...Neither could the others...
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.
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6.5/10
394 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $2.5M
- Language
- English
- psychopath
- widow
- shower
- stepfather
- murder
- serial killer
- real estate agent
- psycho killer
- psycho
- murder of family
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United States of America, United Kingdom
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR23 Jan 1987
- Digital / OTTR10 Sept 2024
- PhysicalRAdded 4K UHD release date10 Sept 2024
FranceFR
- Theatrical1 Jun 1988
GermanyDE
- Theatrical18Delta28 Jan 1988
- Physical18VHS1 Jul 1988
- TV18RTL2 Jun 1993
- Physical18DVD1 Aug 2003
- Physical18DVD25 Sept 2003
- Physical18DVD9 Jul 2007
- Physical18DVD22 Aug 2008
- Physical18DVD12 May 2009
- Physical18DVD8 Jan 2010
- Physical18Blu-ray15 Jul 2014
- Physical18Blu-ray21 Apr 2021
- Physical18Blu-ray15 Oct 2021
- Physical18Blu-ray11 Apr 2022
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1825 Mar 1988
SwedenSE
- Theatrical4 Dec 1987
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The Stepfather was released on 23 January 1987.
Audience reviews
2- W7/10
Wuchak
9/5/2019
***What if your stepfather is a psycho?*** After an amiable man (Terry O'Quinn) in the Seattle area slays his family he starts a new one under a different identity, but his discerning stepdaughter (Jill Schoelen) picks up on his questionable morality. “The Stepfather” (1987) is a solid crime drama/thriller with a bit o’ horror. Movies like “Psycho” (1960), “Play Misty for Me” (1971), “Halloween” (1978), “The …
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
2/6/2025
Leaving a scene of carnage behind him, “Jerry” (Terry Quinn) chucks the evidence over the side of his departing ferry and goes off in search of a new life. He is soon settled down with “Susan” (Shelley Hack) and her teenage daughter “Stephanie” (Jill Schoelen). That all seems to be proceeding well enough, he’s got a job as an estate agent and though his relationship with his new step-daughter could be better, things …
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