《在糟糕的日子里》一对出现婚姻问题的夫妇前往一个遥远的小屋重新修好，但他们都有杀害对方的企图。就在他们执行计划前，意外的访客来了，他们面临着更大的危险。

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About a pompous, aging alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to spend a week together at a high-end hotel. The only thing these two have in common is that they are both difficult to like. Th…