
Nightwatch(1997)
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.


“How far would you go to fit in?”
Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a row house. Classes begin and Alicia is paired with Hadley to work on a sociology class project. At first rejected, Alicia is finally accepted into Hadley's clique where she is introduced to a world of privilege and dangerous thrills. But her attempts to become one of them ultimately land her in the hospital.

Mia Kirshner
Alicia Campbell

Meredith Monroe
Hadley Ashton

Dominique Swain
Sidney Connors

Rachel True
Julianne McDowell Levinson

Scott Bairstow
Trevor

Taye Diggs
Artie Bonner

Oliver Hudson
Josh

Glynnis O'Connor

Joanna Canton

Eric Michael Cole
New Best Friend is a drama, thriller, mystery film released in 2002 exploring themes of sheriff, police, fight, sexuality, investigation, college. Directed by Zoe Clarke-Williams, it stars Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain. Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a row house. Classes begin and Alicia is paired with Hadley to work on a sociology class project. At first rejected, Alicia is finally accepted into Hadley's clique where she is introduced to a world of privilege and dangerous thrills. But her attempts to become one of them ultimately land her in the hospital.
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