Squatters

Premise

Two runway adults, Jonas and Kelly, live homeless in Venice Beach and begin squatting in a mansion in the Pacific Palisades when Jonas overhears Evelyn revealing door access codes to a nanny before leaving on vacation. They take advantage of the situation, trying to sell items to British gangster Ronald but have to bolt when the homeowners return from vacation early. Kelly begins a relationship with the unsuspecting couple's son, Michael, who she meets by chance in an Americana theater that screens looping Charlie Chaplin films. Michael and his parents are guilt stricken over the loss of the daughter, Stephanie who died from a drug overdose, and they allow Kelly into the house, fostering the relationship oblivious that she's the original intruder. Ronald threatens Jonas' life over failure to deliver a promised vehicle so he visits the house, confronts Michael's father for the keys and takes Kelly away to Ronald's house, where Kelly calls the police clandestinely. When police arrive, they engage Ronald and an accomplice in a firefight; both are fatally shot, but not before Ronald brutally beats Kelly. Kelly then goes to jail and Michael later welcomes her back.

Cast

Gabriella Wilde as Kelly

Thomas Dekker as Jonas

Richard Dreyfuss as David

Lolita Davidovich as Evelyn

Luke Grimes as Michael

Gia Mantegna as Stephanie

Andrew Howard as Ronald

Evan Ross as AJ

Nancy Travis as Carol

Score

Songs used in film but not included in the soundtrack:

Quiet Corral – "Shadows"

Paul Wolinski – "Like Fireflies"

Patrick Krief – "Perfect Bodies"

Vancouver Sleep Clinic – "Vapour"

Mario Grigorov – "Jazzy Marcus"

Crypts – "Territories"

Le Butcherettes – "New York"

Pondus – "Too Dark"

Angela Ricci – "Here to Stay"

The Antlers – "Kettering"

The Unwinding Hours – "Knut"

The Kissaway Trail – "New Lipstick"

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 52% of audience reviews are positive.