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Bad Stepmother

Bad Stepmother

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Bad Stepmother

"Stepmoms are a real killer"

2018

1h 24m

4.5(14 votes)

TV Movie

Thriller

Overview

Following the sudden and mysterious death of their father, a brother and sister return home to their sprawling New Orleans estate and encounter their unhinged stepmother, who will stop at nothing to gain control of their inheritance.

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Curmudgeon Films

Lifetime

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Kristy Swanson

Kristy Swanson

Louise

Sofia Vassilieva

Sofia Vassilieva

Verity

Dave Davis

Dave Davis

Jonathan

Logan Huffman

Logan Huffman

Eric

Laura Cayouette

Laura Cayouette

Jeanette

Stacie Davis

Stacie Davis

April

Isaiah LaBorde

Officer Kent

Anthony Marble

Anthony Marble

Eugene

Reed Sanders

Richard

Creative team

Directed by: Jeffery Scott Lando
Written by: Jack Snyder
Marcy Holland
Produced by: Richard Brown
Isaiah LaBorde

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