History Film / DomesticDisturbance

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Putting aside Danny's routine for lying, the other half of why nobody believes him is because Rick has garnered an extremely high social standing in town for the past few years. While it's never revealed what he's been doing since settling down to get to the top, [[spoiler: it's revealed it started all under false pretenses]].

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Putting aside Danny's routine for lying, the other half of why nobody believes him is because Rick has garnered an extremely high social standing in town for the past few years. While it's never revealed what he's been doing since settling down to get to the top, [[spoiler: it's revealed he started it all under false pretenses]].

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Putting aside Danny's routine for lying, the other half of why nobody believes him is because Rick has garnered an extremely high social standing in town for the past few years. While it's never revealed what he's been doing since settling down to get to the top,[[spoiler: it's revealed he started it all under false pretenses]].

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Putting aside Danny's {{CryingWolf routine for lying}}, the other half of why nobody believes him is because Rick has garnered an extremely high social standing in town for the past few years. While it's never revealed what he's been doing since settling down to get to the top,[[spoiler: it's revealed he started it all under false pretenses]].

''Domestic Disturbance'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Harold Becker and stars Creator/JohnTravolta, Creator/VinceVaughn, Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/TeriPolo and Creator/MattOLeary.

* AdultFear: Your son living under the same roof of a killer.

* AWolfInSheepsClothing: On the surface, Rick is a kind family-focused man who made some good investments and just wants to settle down. [[spoiler:He's actually a criminal who made his fortune via embezzlement and isn't afraid to murder former associates to cover it up.]]

* InstantDeathStab: Ray is given one single stab from an ice pick and just instantly goes limp and dies mid-sentence.

* PoliceAreUseless: The police, along with everyone else, are more than happy to simply ignore Danny and refuse to investigate any farther. Frank ends up doing all of their investigation work for them.

* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Rick is on the surface a rich and charming man, marrying a sweet woman and treating lovely his annoying stepson; on the deep side, instead...
* BeneathTheMask: While Rick tries to be kind to Danny and showing to Susan how much he cares for him, then he confesses to his "old friend" that he can hardly stand his stepson, but he must tolerate him for the love of Susan. [[spoiler: Plus, of course, he is not the perfect man everyone thinks he is, but he is a former racketeer and present murderer]]

* CryingWolf: Danny being a compulsive liar (even if he never lied to his own real father) bites back him when he sees something really important and no one believes him (no one, but his own real father).
* DomesticAbuse: Initially an AvertedTrope, despite the title: Rick is as good as a stepfather who doesn't like his stepson can be. Things get really worse after Danny discovers what Rick has done.
* InstantDeathStab: Rick kills Ray instantly by stabbing him in the back while they are sitting in the car.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Susan, so much. Her son is a liar, she has all the rights to think that Danny didn't see anything. But, knowing how much Danny loves his father Frank, that he cannot stand Rick and how much he fought to go to live with his father, when, during the judicial hearing, he suddenly changes his mind without any apparent reason, she really should guess there is something fishy going on.
* LoveRedeems: During the climax, [[spoiler: firstly an InvokedTrope by Rick, who gives a sweet goodbye speech and kiss to Susan, then a SubvertedTrope when Susan hits him and he immediately calls her: "BITCH!", unleashing himself both against her and her son.]]
* PapaWolf: Frank towards Danny. He even claims to Rick that if he ever hurt his son it will be the last thing he does.
* PoliceAreUseless: Completely useless.
* WouldHurtAChild: Rick has no qualms about it.

%%* InstantDeathStab: Rick kills Ray instantly by stabbing him in the back while they are sitting in the car.

''Domestic Disturbance'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Harold Becker and stars Creator/JohnTravolta, Creator/VinceVaughn, Creator/SteveBuscemi, Teri Polo and Matt O'Leary.

* PoliceAreUseless: completely.

Frank and Susan have recently divorced and Susan has started a new life marrying the richer and younger Rick.
While Frank and Susan seem to have graciously accepted this new course of their lives, Danny, their 12 year old son, is more problematic: he often gets in trouble and lies, all of this to catch their attention, according to the school psychologist. Moreover he doesn't like his mother's new husband and, one day, completely by chance, he witnesses him doing something...

'''''Domestic Disturbance''''' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Harold Becker and stars [[Creator/{{JohnTravolta}} John Travolta]], [[Creator/{{VinceVaughn}} Vince Vaughn]], [[Creator/{{TeriPolo}} Teri Polo]], [[Creator/{{MattOLeary}} Matt O'Leary]] and [[Creator/{{SteveBuscemi}} Steve Buscemi]].