Pacific Heights (1990)
They were the perfect couple, buying the perfect house. Until a perfect stranger moved into their lives.
Genre : Thriller
Runtime : 1H 42M
Director : John Schlesinger
Synopsis
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
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