
A Wife's Nightmare(2014)
Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.


“Focus your fear”
A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

Brittany Murphy
Alice Evans

Thora Birch
Lucy Woods

Tammy Blanchard
Rebecca

Marc Blucas
David Woods
Claudia Troll
David's Mother
Deadline is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of mental breakdown, writer, bathtub. Directed by Sean McConville, it stars Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch, Tammy Blanchard. A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.
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