Director: Michael Day
A contractor's smile is the first warning sign in Clawfoot, a 2024 thriller that turns a home renovation into a slow-burn psychological standoff.
What is Clawfoot about?
A stay-at-home wife hires a charming contractor to fix up her house, only to watch small favors curdle into control. What begins as scheduling disputes over tile and drywall becomes something closer to a siege, as the contractor inserts himself into her routines, her marriage, and her sense of safety. Rather than escalate into open violence right away, the film lets suspicion do the damage first, letting her question her own judgment before she decides to fight back on her own terms. The back half swings the power dynamic the other direction, turning a story about vulnerability into one about resourcefulness.
Cast & crew
Francesca Eastwood anchors the film as the besieged homeowner, working opposite Milo Gibson and Olivia Culpo in supporting roles that widen the circle of people she can no longer fully trust. Oliver Cooper, Nestor Carbonell, Thomas Forbes-Johnson, Andrew Friedman, and Lisa Schurga round out a cast built for close-quarters tension rather than big ensemble scenes, keeping the focus tight on the central duel of wits.
Context & significance
Director Michael Day frames Clawfoot as a home-invasion thriller without a break-in, drawing tension from contracts, keys, and access rather than forced entry. The setting, an ordinary American house mid-renovation, does a lot of quiet work: every open wall and unfinished room is a reminder that the character has voluntarily let a stranger inside her life. That domestic-thriller lineage, familiar from stories about tradespeople and tenants who overstay their welcome, gives the film a grounded, plausible menace instead of a masked-killer one.
Where & how to watch
Clawfoot is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, alongside the platform's wider library of English-language thrillers presented with a Farsi-friendly interface for Iranian diaspora viewers. No subtitle or dub track for this title is currently listed, so it plays in its original English.