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A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching
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1982
1h 32m
4.6(24 votes)
Drama
Horror
Thriller

Overview

A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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