The Stranger Game (2006)

A hard-working mother hires a male nanny to take care of her son, but soon discovers that he is an antisocial psychopath bent on destroying her family.

Director:

Terry Ingram

Writers:

Judy Skelton, Cynthia Weil

Stars:

Mimi Rogers, David Orth, Barclay Hope

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mimi Rogers	...	Joanna Otis
David Orth	...	Charlie King (credit only)
Barclay Hope	...	Paul Otis
Casey Dubois	...	Sam Otis
Sonya Salomaa	...	Ellie Glassman
Catherine Lough Haggquist	...	Barbara Leaf
Liam Ranger	...	Jason Copeland
Karin Konoval	...	Susan Copeland
Fred Henderson	...	Bill Fox
Missy Cross	...	Margaret
Jordan Hoffart	...	Hot shot skateboarder
Sean Whale	...	Tony
Charisse Baker	...	Lisa
Robin Mossley	...	Max
James Crescenzo	...	Mr. Delgado

Storyline

A busy working woman, played by Mimi Rogers, has to make a tough decision when she decides she needs help taking care of her young son. But she hires the wrong male nanny to lend a hand. Turns out he's a super psycho on a personal mission to destroy her family.

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Plot Keywords:

nanny | male nanny | psychopath | home wrecking | violence against a child | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

El juego de los extraños

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gross-Weston Productions, Lifetime Movie Network, Peace Arch Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Predictable Collection of Clichés

Joanna Otis (Mimi Rogers) reconciles with her husband Paul (Barclay Hope), who had a love affair, and moves with her nine year-old son Sam (Casey Dubois) and their dog Louis from New York to a beautiful house in the countryside. They hire the male nanny Charlie King (David Orth) to stay with Sam while they work, and the guy seems to be a perfect housekeeper. After a period, Joanna finally discovers that Charlie is a sociopath that has planted evidences to convince that Paul is unfaithful to her and Sam is jeopardized by the deranged man.

"The Stranger Game" is one of those unoriginal movies that give the sensation of déjà-vu to the viewer since it is nothing but a predictable collection of clichés. The story has a poor initial development of characters and only later the viewer understands the problem in the relationship of Joanna and Paul. It is ridiculous to see the thirteen years old boy Casey Dubois performing the role of a nine year-old boy. And Joanna is too naive to believe on a stranger despite her problems in the past with Paul. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Maldade" ("Wickedness")