The Killer Downstairs

The Killer Downstairs

PG 2019 · 89 min · ★ 4.5 · Thriller, TV Movie

Alison Peters has always done everything right but finds her life in turmoil as a lawyer stuck working at a grocery store job. Desperate for cash, she rents her basement on MiCasaSuCasa.com and gets a response from James Brewer who explains that he and his wife have recently split. At work, Alison and her friend Sarah, deal with a boss, Brandon, who's been harassing Alison. When Brandon is murdered, the police are suspicious of her. As romance starts to bloom between Alison and James, more people in her life begin disappearing.

Directed by Tony Dean Smith · Written by Adam Hussein

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Cindy Busby Alison
Marcus Rosner James
Donna Benedicto Sarah
Emy Aneke Michael
Josh Byer Detective Fitzgerald
Benjamin Wilkinson Brandon
Alison Araya Detective Reynolds
Adrian Formosa Cameron
Paul Herbert Chad
Miles Ellis Street Person (uncredited)

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