The Adjuster (1992)

Director
Atom Egoyan

Main cast
Elias Koteas; Arsinée Khanjian; Maury Chaykin; Gabrielle Rose; David Hemblen

Genres
Comedy, Drama

Description
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.


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