Lakeview Terrace (2008)

6.2PG-13106 minDirector: Neil LaBute

2008 American film

Lakeview Terrace is a 2008 American crime thriller film directed by Neil LaBute, written by David Loughery and Howard Korder, co-produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington. The film follows a racist Black Los Angeles Police Department police officer who terrorizes his new next-door neighbors (Wilson and Washington) because they are an interracially married couple. The title is a reference to the ethnically mixed middle class Los Angeles neighborhood of Lake View Terrace.

The film was released on September 19, 2008, received mixed reviews and grossed $44 million.

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What is Lakeview Terrace about?
Lakeview Terrace (2008) — In California, Caucasian Chris Mattson and his African-American wife Lisa Mattson move into a house in a gated community. Their racist, dysfunctional next-door neighbor is the abusive LAPD Officer Abel Turner who feels uncomfortable with the relationship of the newcomers and tran
Is Lakeview Terrace based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Lakeview Terrace scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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