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**_A boy becomes a sleuth to protect his mother in a new town_** Released to TV in 1998, this is a small town whodunit that successfully draws you into the world of a single-mother family and their attempt to make it after moving out of Chicago. The woman (Rebecca Jenkins) hir…
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Stranger in Town
54%
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1h 34m
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Stranger in Town (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Stranger in Town (1998) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A 13-year-old boy, whose single mother moved her family from the big city to a small town, begins to suspect that a stranger who befriends his family is not who he initially appears to be. Harry Hamlin, Graham Green, Rebecca Jenkins and Trevor Blumas star. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Stranger in Town 54% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
A 13-year-old boy, whose single mother moved her family from the big city to a small town, begins to suspect that a stranger who befriends his family is not who he initially appears to be. Harry Hamlin, Graham Green, Rebecca Jenkins and Trevor Blumas star.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-10-18
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 250409
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A 13-year-old boy, whose single mother moved her family from the big city to a small town, begins to suspect that a stranger who befriends his family is not who he initially appears to be. Harry Ha... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Harry Hamlin
Jack
Rebecca Jenkins
Katherine
Graham Greene
Eddie Lester
Trevor Blumas
Aaron
Alison Pill
Hetty
Carly McKillip
Kim
Chad Krowchuk
Patrick
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Trevor Steve
Wimpy
Shaun Johnston
Police Chief Waller
- I
Iain MacLean
Officer Nichols
- D
Dixie Seatle
Officer Terri Orloff
- B
Blaine Hart
Delaney
- L
Lisa Marie Pollock
Pamela Martin
- G
Grant Boulton
Reporter #1
- C
Chris Scott
Townsperson #1
- I
Ian Black
Townsperson #2
- B
Billy Morton
Shopkeeper #1
- A
Alvaro GonZalo
Jamie
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**_A boy becomes a sleuth to protect his mother in a new town_** Released to TV in 1998, this is a small town whodunit that successfully draws you into the world of a single-mother family and their attempt to make it after moving out of Chicago. The woman (Rebecca Jenkins) hires a likable drifter (Harry Hamlin) to help fix-up their aged manor and you genuinely hope that he doesn’t end up being the killer. The boy (Trevor Blumas) teaming-up with a neighborhood friend (Alison Pill) brings to mind The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew and adds a coming-of-age element. It’s nowhere near as good as another Canadian television production released the following year, “Shadow Lake,” which also included Graham Greene in the cast, but it’s good enough if what I said trips your trigger. There are bits of hammy acting to draw suspicion which would’ve worked better if toned down. Yet I loved the unique locations, speaking of which… It runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, which is located 44 miles east of Regina and 205 miles southeast of Saskatoon. GRADE: B-
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