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‘The Man in My Basement’ Trailer: Corey Hawkins Stars as a Cash-Strapped Man With Willem Dafoe as His Unsettling Tenant in the TIFF-Bound Thriller

The film explores racial trauma and survival through a psychological thriller about a man forced to rent his basement to avoid foreclosure, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe star in the psychological thriller

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The Emmy nominee, Corey Hawkins, and the Academy Award nominee, Willem Dafore, are faced in the tense trailer for "The Man in My Basement." Based on Walter Mosley's novel and directed by Nadia Latif, who has his debut as director. The film is set in the African American neighborhood of Sag Harbor, New York. What "The Man in My Basement" is about "The Man in My Basement" is centered on Charles Blakey, played by Hawkins, a man without a job, witho…

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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