The Lodger (2009)

A couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders.

Director:

David Ondaatje

Writers:

David Ondaatje (screenplay), Marie Belloc Lowndes (book)

Stars:

Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Shane West

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alfred Molina	...	Chandler Manning
Hope Davis	...	Ellen Bunting
Shane West	...	Street Wilkenson
Donal Logue	...	Bunting
Philip Baker Hall	...	Captain Smith
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Amanda
Rebecca Pidgeon	...	Dr. Jessica Westmin
Simon Baker	...	Malcolm
François Chau	...	Sam (as Francois Chau)
Mel Harris	...	Margaret
Michael O'Hagan	...	Bruce Lester
Roy Werner	...	Dr. Stevens
Ernie Grunwald	...	Gregor
Virginia Williams	...	Rachel Madison
David Storrs	...	Warehouse Attendant

Storyline

The tale of a serial killer in West Hollywood has two converging plot lines. The first involves an uneasy relationship between a psychologically unstable landlady and her enigmatic lodger; the second is about a troubled detective engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the elusive killer, who is imitating the crimes of Jack the Ripper.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | lodger | serial killer | housewife | hooker | 

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Taglines:

Everyone Is Suspect

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content, language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

A titokzatos lakó

Filming Locations:

1420 N. Alta Vista Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Merchant Pacific Corporation, Michael Mailer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 96 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The badges shown are for San Fransisco PD, not LAPD. Near the end of movie police are announcing the solving of the case with the help of LAPD and LA Sheriff Detectives, so badges worn by two lead detectives are correct as they are from LA SHeriff Detective Dept and their badges are star-shaped.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Street Wilkenson: Detective.
Chandler Manning: Wilkenson, right?

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Connections

Version of The Lodger (1944)

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Soundtracks

"Marigold"
Performed by Sasha Lazard
Written by David Tobocman
Produced by David Tobocman

User Reviews

Not really a remake, but a pretty good thriller...

This is not really a remake of the previous movies concerning a mysterious lodger at an Inn that might be Jack the Ripper. This takes place in modern Los Angeles, and concerns a couple that need to rent their guest house, and the Wife (Hope Davis) rents to a mysterious stranger that might be responsible for a series of Jack the Ripper type murders occurring. Alfred Molina is the detective in charge of the murders who brought a suspect to court 7 years earlier, who was then executed for similar murders, but now the murders appear to be exactly the same as the executed guy. In fact, as the investigation goes on, the killer is following exactly the Jack the Ripper killings. This is a good one, the whole premise is very interesting, especially to fans of Jack the Ripper movies. Simon Baker plays the mysterious lodger, but then again, nobody has seen him except the Wife, and when an investigation takes place, developments dictate, everything is not as it suggests. Good mystery, check this one out.