Alone with Her 2007

The story begins with Doug (Colin Hanks), a man driven by an unquenchable thirst for surveillance and control. His obsession shifts to Amy (Ana Claudia Talancón), leading him to secretly install hidden cameras in her apartment to collect personal insights about her daily life. Armed with this private knowledge, he carefully crafts a false persona to engage her, initiating casual chats at a nearby coffee shop and gradually embedding himself into her circle of friends.

As their friendship evolves, Doug’s manipulative tactics grow more sophisticated. He exploits the information he gathers, scheming to undermine Amy’s blossoming romance with a coworker by stealing her computer and tampering with her vehicle. His ultimate ambition is to isolate her, ensuring that she becomes increasingly reliant on him.

However, suspicion begins to arise when Amy’s friend notices Doug’s inconsistent stories about his origins. His claims of being from Seattle—a city he has no connection to—only heighten her intrigue. As she investigates further into his background, Doug’s anxiety intensifies, leading him to commit murder in a desperate attempt to eliminate any potential threats to his web of lies.

Feigning genuine concern and sympathy for Amy during her period of mourning, Doug skillfully reintegrates himself into her life. One pivotal evening, the tension nearly culminates in a moment of intimacy, but Doug’s impotence starkly reveals the fragility of the connection he has fabricated. When he finally finds the strength to reapproach her, Amy confronts him with an awakening understanding of his true self—yet it is all a case of too little, too late.

The turning point comes when Amy uncovers the full extent of Doug’s deceit; she is horrified to learn that he has installed another camera in her bedroom, bringing their deceitful game to a head. In a dramatic struggle filled with escalating tension, the situation takes a devastating turn, leaving only one person alive at the end. As the credits begin to roll, Doug’s gaze shifts toward finding his next unwitting target, illustrating his entrapment in a relentless cycle of manipulation and devastation.