Pierre David Movies

A young girl searching for her estranged father is abducted and imprisoned by a demented family of killers. Summer (Ashley Greene) was traveling across the country when handsome young handyman Tom Hoxey (Peter Mooney) helped her out of a tight jam. Charmed into spending the night at his place before she starts her journey again the following morning, Summer discovers the dangers of accepting rides from strangers when she's chained in the basement of Tom's house and threatened with death unless she agrees to become the newest member of the murderous clan. Stephen McHattie and Barbara Niven co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

A disturned nineteen year old girl sets out to take revenge on the uncle she deems responsible for her father's recent suicide in this thriller from prolific Perfect Marriage director Douglas Jackson. Christie Coleman (Dani Kind)'s father is gone, and now the directionless teen will be forced to find her own way in a cruel and uncaring world. But Christie won't have to wander aimlessly for long, because now she's crafter a plan to make her Uncle Ray pay for the transgressions that drove her dad to suicide. Innocently moving in with Ray, his wife Miranda (Cynthia Gibb), and their teenage daughter Haley, Christie gradually ingratiates herself with the family while setting into motion a diabolical plan. They say we only hurt the ones we love, and in Christie's case that sentiment couldn't ring any truer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Director Roger Spottiswoode adapts Roméo Dallaire's harrowing autobiography concerning his experiences as the leader of a 1994 U.N. peacekeeping mission to Rwanda that failed to prevent the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans. Dispatched to Rwanda in 1993 to oversee a fragile cease-fire, charismatic Lieutenant General Romeo Dellaire (Roy Dupuis) finds his mission complicated by lack of funding, too much bureaucracy, and a ramshackle crew assembled from military units from dozens of countries. Everyone seems to have a different agenda, and as the peace agreement between the Tutsi-led rebels and the French-supported Hutu-led government begins to deteriorate, appeasing speeches are undercut by shadowy massacres. When an unknown group shoots down the president's plane, Kigali goes up in flames as part of a clandestine yet long-planned campaign against the Tutsi minority. Hindered by an inadequate mandate, Lieutenant General Dellaire watches helplessly as the Hutu militia gains power and civil war gives way to genocide. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Mad at the world in general and his mom in particular, short-tempered twentysomething Michael Nowlin (Christopher Jacot) defiantly enters into a love affair with the 32-year-old wife of a wealthy businessman. When the woman is murdered, suspicion naturally falls upon Michael. In her efforts to prove his innocence, Michael's over-protective mother Sandra (Tracy Nelson) succeeds only in uncovering evidence that effectively indicts her son. But Sandra is not about to let anything get in the way of her belief that Michael has been wrongfully accused -- certainly not the man handling the case for the cops, Detective Bruning (Bruce Boxleitner). Filmed in Ottawa, the made-for-cable A Killer Upstairs first aired May 16, 2005, on the Lifetime channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

25 years ago, Katherine (Linda Norris) put her son Jamie up for adoption. Now happily married to Greg Norris (Perry King), Katherine is surprised when a young man claiming to be Jamie (Andrew Kraulis) shows up at her door. Captivated by the boy's charm and honeyed words, Katherine and Greg welcome Jamie into their home, much to the disgust of her daughter Tara (Meredith Henderson) who senses that there's something not quite right about her supposed brother. How right Tara is: It turns out that Jamie, in cahoots with his sleazy girlfriend Delia (Sophie Gendron), has cooked up a sinister long-range scheme aimed at his "parents"--beginning with trying to induce a heart attack for Greg in order to collect an enormous insurance policy. The made-for-cable Stranger at the Door was first telecast by the Lifetime channel on June 21, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When a mysterious boy covered in blood appears in the lazy town of Shallow Valley, the nightmares of the past follow him in this dark tale from newcomer Sheldon Wilson. It's been exactly one year since Sheriff Jack Sheppard (Timothy V. Murphy) found the last-known victim of a brutal serial killer in the throes of death, and his failure to save their life and bring the killer to justice has haunted him ever since. As Sheriff Sheppard begins to close up shop in his remote outpost, the sudden appearance of a blood-soaked boy with a large knife brings a series of tragic memories flooding back to the shaken lawman. Now, with the past standing before him in all its crimson glory, Sheriff Sheppard must look deep into the darkest corners of his soul and face his fears without hesitation if he is to finally solve the mystery that has nearly consumed him, and free a small town from the stranglehold of a vicious killer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

A mother recently released from rehab attempts to bring her family together until fate takes a grim turn in this drama from prominent television writer and director Morrie Ruvinsky. Shortly after her release, Lainie Wheeler (Alexandra Paul) lands a job assisting a local television producer and slowly begins to reacquaint herself with her young daughters. When Lainie's car breaks down on the way home from work, baseball player Harry Brewer (Jonathan Higgins) kindly offers her a ride home. Unfortunately, Brewer's intentions are far from noble, and Lainie is soon locked in a life-and-death struggle that may shatter her fragile family ties forever. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

During a gun battle with a pair of criminal brothers, police officer Jack Fletcher (Brad Johnson) incurs a wound that leaves him temporarily sightless. During his recovery, Jack is helped by Rebecca (Megan Gallagher), who works as a "trainer" for the newly blind. Gradually, Jack and Rebecca fall in love, much to the dismay of Rebecca's overprotective sister, Bedelia (Roxana Zal), who as a childhood incest victim has developed a pathological hatred for all men. Thus, once his sight is restored, Jack finds himself in the crosshairs of two potential assassins -- the demented Bedelia, and the brother of the crook he killed. Several daunting surprises and unexpected plot twists await the protagonist of Blind Obsession, which was released to home video as Blindside before it was picked up for cable-TV play by the Lifetime channel in 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Dr. Robert Seward (Perry King) is unable to save the life of a young cyclist who has been struck down by a drunken driver. Instead of blaming the motorist, Liza (Shannon Sturges), the unhinged sister of the dead cyclist, holds Seward responsible for the boy's death. Plotting an intricate and elaborate revenge, Liza manages to get Seward to fall in love with her. Once she is married to the doctor, Liza sets about to ruin his reputation by killing off his patients. But the "heroine" has not reckoned with the resourcefulness of Seward's ex-wife (Michelle Greene). Apparently designed for the direct-to-video market, The Perfect Wife was not shown in the U.S. until its Lifetime cable network debut on May 21, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A Canadian-U.S. co-production filmed in 1998, Someone is Watching stars Stefanie Powers as Michelle Dupree, who, with her adopted son, Cory (Mickey Toft), is painfully attempting to pick up the pieces after the pair has been terrorized by an intruder in their home. Hoping to start life anew in a different town, Michelle learns to her chagrin that she cannot entirely escape the traumas of her past, especially when she begins receiving threatening phone calls. Meanwhile, Cory has "adjusted" to the situation by inventing an imaginary friend, a monster residing in his closet. Before long, people start dying horribly -- including Bobby Culley (Martin Neufeld), the disturbed youth whom Michelle has suspected of making those crank calls. Can the killer actually be Cory's mythical "friend" -- or is something even more sinister occurring. Intended for theatrical play, Someone is Watching ended up on Canadian cable television before making its US debut over the Lifetime cable channel on January 10, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Two sisters have to deal with the traditional issues of growing up and the unusual problem of caring for an unstable father in the drama Qui Plume La Lune? As children, Suzanne and Marie are thrown into the world of adult responsibilities when their mother dies of cancer and their father, Lucien (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), is emotionally devastated by the experience. As time passes, Lucien's melancholy manifests itself in increasingly eccentric behavior, which the girls are forced to manage. As Suzanne and Marie grow into adolescence, they become more interested in their own lives, and Marie has a brief fling with a boy her age while the family goes on vacation. Lucien is hurt and outraged by this, and Marie soon leaves school and home to strike out on her own. Suzanne now finds herself torn between her concern for her father's well-being, her frustration at having to look after him as his condition worsens, and a desire to live her own life; the latter finally wins out when she marries and moves on, with Lucien turning to his elderly mother for solace. Suzanne is played as a child by Laetitia Ferreira and as an adult by Garance Clavel; Marie's respective roles are played by Angele Guedra and Elsa Dourdet. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide