388 Arletta Avenue

388 Arletta Avenue is a 2011 Canadian horror-thriller film written and directed by Randall Cole and starring Nick Stahl and Mia Kirshner as an unhappily married couple who are unknowingly stalked by an intruder.

An unidentified stalker records video of married couple James and Amy Deakin as they hide their spare key outside their home.

When the couple leaves to go jogging, he uses the key to enter their home and set up hidden security cameras in each room.

As they argue, James dismisses Amy's PhD research on Afghan culture as a waste of time, and she refuses to speak to him.

When James returns home, he finds a note ostensibly written in Amy's handwriting in which she says that she has left to clear her head.

As Katherine discovers Amy's body hidden in the basement, James attempts to confront the stalker, only to realize that he has been framed for her murder.

Cole wanted to show the downsides of increasing openness and surveillance in our lives, and he was drawn to the idea of an antagonist that documents a manipulated character study.

[8] Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail rated it 3/4 stars and called it a "political horror movie" that "provide[s] a timely commentary on supposedly safe homes and distant wars.

"[10] John Anderson of Variety wrote that the film is "a taut, often ingenious thriller" for as long as it stays focused on its gimmick, a couple stalked via constant surveillance.

[13] Rohit Rao of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "388 Arletta Avenue is built around an interesting idea but its execution suffers from lapses in logic and an unsatisfying ending.