It is considered a decent thriller for those who enjoy suspense without excessive gore .

It is a "cringe comedy" that blends humor with deeply uncomfortable emotional themes .

A young man, Michael (Penn Badgley), returns from military school to find his mother happily in love with a new man, David Harris (Dylan Walsh) . Suspicious of David's perfect persona, Michael discovers his "new dad" is actually a serial killer who infiltrates families and murders them when they fail to meet his expectations .

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Reviewers from Digital Trends highlighted the film's "lapses in sense" but praised its emotional core . 3. Domestic Disturbance (2001)

A young boy witnesses his new stepfather commit a murder, but only his biological father (John Travolta) believes him .