Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

Leah, a theater student, brings the person she loves home to meet her mother, Julie, who is taken aback when she finds Pearl at the door. Julie tries to accept her daughter's new relationship, but she cannot shake the sense that something about Pearl is wrong. Her suspicions grow into a disturbing realization that places Leah in serious danger, leaving Julie to try to rescue her daughter before it is too late. The television film blends horror and thriller elements around a romance that hides a dark secret.

The film is a remake of a 1996 TV movie of the same name and was directed by Melanie Aitkenhead from a screenplay by Amber Viera, with Iris Torres producing. It stars Emily Meade as Pearl, Leila George as Leah, and Tori Spelling as Julie, who appeared in the earlier version; James Franco, who also serves as a producer, appears in a credited role, and Ivan Sergei and Nick Eversman round out the main cast.

Released on Lifetime in June 2016 and running 86 minutes, the film drew modest audience scores, with a rating of 3.9 on IMDb from about 1,300 votes and 5.1 on TMDB from a much smaller sample. A critics' rating of 5.4 from 14 reviews sits closer to the audience response than the IMDb figure suggests.