Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Director
Neil LaBute
Main cast
Samuel L. Jackson; Patrick Wilson; Kerry Washington; Ron Glass; Justin Chambers
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Description
An LAPD officer begins to terrorize his next-door neighbors after learning they are an interracial married couple.
Neil LaBute
Main cast
Samuel L. Jackson; Patrick Wilson; Kerry Washington; Ron Glass; Justin Chambers
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Description
An LAPD officer begins to terrorize his next-door neighbors after learning they are an interracial married couple.
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