The Lodger

The tale of a serial killer in West Hollywood has two converging plot lines. The first involves an uneasy relationship between a psychologically unstable landlady and her enigmatic lodger; the second is about a troubled detective engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the elusive killer, who is imitating the crimes of Jack the Ripper.

The Lodger is a 2009 mystery horror film directed by David Ondaatje and starring Alfred Molina (Hideaway [1995], Identity [2003]), Hope Davis (Flatliners [1990]) and Simon Baker (Land of the Dead [2005], The Ring 2 [2005]). It is based on the novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes.