Domestic Disturbance

Domestic Disturbance (2001) is Harold Becker's crime thriller, and you can watch it online on iFILM. Divorced dad Frank Morrison comes to realize that his ex-wife's polished new husband is hiding a cold-blooded killer behind the respectable smile.

Twelve-year-old Danny happens to witness his stepfather, Rick Barnes, murder a drifter and dispose of the body. The trouble is that the boy already has a name for making things up, so nobody believes a word of it. Nobody except his real father. John Travolta plays Frank, the only shield his son has left, while Vince Vaughn, better known for comedy, is genuinely unnerving as the charming industrialist with a buried past. Steve Buscemi turns up in a small role.

Becker builds a sturdy old-school thriller with no effects, just suspense and the creeping sense that the grinning stepdad could snap at any second. It runs on one simple, sticky fear: what do you do when the only person telling the truth is a kid? A good fit for fans of tense family dramas knotted around a crime. Stream Domestic Disturbance (2001) online on iFILM.