Like Father Like Son

Like Father Like Son

Are the sins of the father visited upon the son?

2005 · 137 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were very different 11 years ago when her husband Paul was jailed for the brutal murders of four girls and Dee was hounded from her home. Dee has kept all this a secret from her 15-year-old son Jamie. Now he has discovered the truth about his father and demands to see him.

Directed by Nicholas Laughland · Written by Shaun McKenna

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