

Impulse
2008-04-15 · 101 min · ★ 5.0
Acting on impulse, Claire Dennison, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.
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Production details
- Directors
- Charles T. Kanganis
- Production companies
- Nasser Entertainment Group, Stage 6 Films, Montage Entertainment
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,000,000
Top Cast
Angus MacfadyenJonathan Dennison / Simon Phillips
Willa FordClaire Dennison
Robert MoloneyElliott
Ron SelmourHector
Ingrid TorranceMelissa
Laura SoltisJoan
Nancy SivakOfficer Stevens
Michael J. RogersOfficer Edwards
Richard StrohSam
Kathleen DuborgMarcia
C. Ernst HarthHerbie
Darren MooreMalcom
Apollonia VanovaSaleswoman
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