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Domestic Disturbance

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Frank Morrison (John Travolta) no longer lives with his ex-wife, Susan (Teri Polo), and 12-year-old son, Danny (Matt O'Leary). Susan and Danny now live with Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn), Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, has accused his stepfather of committing a murder. But Frank is the only one who believes him. Now the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.
Domestic Disturbance

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Critics Consensus

Well-made but extremely predictable, Domestic Disturbance is an average thriller that may work better on TV.

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Danny Graydon BBC.com Jan 8, 2002
2/5
A fog of by-the-numbers clichs, unbelievable coincidences, and blatant theft from Hitchcock. Go to Full Review
Scott Von Doviak Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Nov 28, 2001
At least it's not Battlefield: Earth II. Go to Full Review
Michael Atkinson Village Voice Nov 6, 2001
It's dire, unimaginative silliness. Go to Full Review
Gary Wolcott Tri-City Herald Apr 1, 2025
D-
A TV movie of the week, and not a good one at that. How talents such as Travolta and Vaughn wound up in this clunker is beyond me. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media Nov 25, 2014
3/5
Dark, suspenseful thriller has mature themes, profanity. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009
In a movie that casts as Vince Vaughn as its primary psychotic villain, it becomes plainly obvious that the studios just aren't even trying. Go to Full Review
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George S Jan 19, 2019 Not the worst or the best, but Domestic Disturbance works for those who are fans of the thriller genre.
Anakin M Dec 5, 2018 One of my favorite movie scenes ever is when Rick plays catch with Danny. It cracks me up still. I love this movie.
George P May 20, 2018 I Think Sound & Vision (Directing / Cutting etc) are all good...The Rest Is Difficult To Take Seriously. It Lost Me At Where The Police Were Interviewing A Witness (To Murder) Being Interviewed Alongside The Accused. No Seperation Of Parties To Get Complete Statements..Police Work At It's Finest Yeah?? The Parents Then Act All Nice To Each Other?? But Are Distrusting Prior To All This? As I Said, All Very Mixed Up. Not Ya Well-Oiled Script/Writing..So A Failure In This Respect. Vince Was The Best Performance, But Working With Terrible Material, A Sign Of A Good Actor..But Unsurpringsly He Went Onto Better Things, While The Others Did Not. See more
Abraham R Jan 25, 2018 Not perfect but it deserves a higher rating than what`s given!!!
George G Feb 18, 2017 John Travolta, Teri Polo and Vince Vaughn lead the cast in the drama Domestic Disturbance. Travolta is Frank Morrison and he has a troubled son Danny. His son lashes out because he and his wife Susan (Teri Polo) recently got divorced. On top of this she is soon to be remarried to Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn). Through all of this Frank and Danny have a very good relationship. When Danny accuses his new father to be of committing a murder, which Danny saw with his own eyes, Frank can only wonder if such a strong accusation is real. The audience is aware of Rick's actions including the murder of his friend Ray (Steve Buscemi), but the drama is that nobody believes Danny. Frank trusts his son and begins the investigation himself even though nobody believes him and the case is considered closed. Domestic Disturbance is typical Hollywood type blockbuster thriller. Travolta does a good job leading as a good-natured father. Vaughn who is no stranger to playing a villain does so with his typical over serious manner. The film never feels too far-fetched, but movies like this typically do not have a high ceiling and this one is not much different. The film may have served better leaving it up to the audience to believe Danny, but instead everything writes itself in this film. -2.18.2017 See more
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Synopsis Frank Morrison (John Travolta) no longer lives with his ex-wife, Susan (Teri Polo), and 12-year-old son, Danny (Matt O'Leary). Susan and Danny now live with Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn), Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, has accused his stepfather of committing a murder. But Frank is the only one who believes him. Now the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.
Director
Harold Becker
Producer
Donald De Line, Jonathan D. Krane
Screenwriter
Lewis Colick, William S. Comanor, Gary Drucker
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Brief Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.2M
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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