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Unlawful Entry

19921h 52mThriller · Mystery
directed by Jonathan Kaplan

“A man obsessed will do anything for love... A cop obsessed can get away with it.”

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6.3 / 10
348 votes
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6.4 / 10
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61 / 100
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75%

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Synopsis

Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after Karen is held at knife point during a failed robbery attempt in their home. Before long, one of the responding officers, Officer Pete Davis, helps arrange the installation of a new security system, taking extra interest in the couple's case. As a result, the grateful Carrs invite him to stay for dinner and they strike up an unexpected friendship. However, as the lonely policeman develops an intense fixation on Karen, his take on friendship develops into a dangerous obsession soon becoming the Carrs' worst nightmare.

Cast

Kurt Russell·Michael Carr
Ray Liotta·Officer Pete Davis
Madeleine Stowe·Karen Carr
Roger E. Mosley·Officer Roy Cole
Ken Lerner·Roger Graham
Deborah Offner·Penny, Karen's Friend
Johnny Ray McGhee·Ernie Pike
Carmen Argenziano·Jerome Lurie
Andy Romano·Captain Russell Hayes
Sonny Carl Davis·Neighbor Jack