Stranger In My House (1982)

(6.4) based on 8 votes
A single mother and a football player from the countryside find themselves fighting over the same apartment after its deceitful owner gave them duplicate contracts.
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Feb 08, 1982
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01h 40m
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A single mother and a football player from the countryside find themselves fighting over the same apartment after its deceitful owner gave them duplicate contracts.

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