6.7Is A Killer in the Family worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.7).
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Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopath. Based on a true story.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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Robert MitchumGary Tison
James SpaderDonny Tison
Lance KerwinRay Tison
Eric StoltzRicky Tison
Salome JensAlice Johansen
Lynn CarlinDorothy Tison
Stuart MargolinRandy Greenawalt
Arliss HowardJohn Lyons
Amanda WyssDannelda Lyons
Susan SwiftTeresa
Catherine Mary StewartCarol
Craig ClydePrison Guard
Ted WhiteOfficer
Crew
- Directed by
- Richard T. Heffron
- Written by
- Robert Aller
- Produced by
- Robert Aller
- Music by
- Gerald Fried
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Facts
October 30, 1983 · 1 h 30 min · Violence
- Released
- October 30, 1983
- Runtime
- 1 h 30 min
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Keywords
- based on true story
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3 questions, like "Is A Killer in the Family worth watching?"
Questions about A Killer in the Family
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will I feel good after watching A Killer in the Family?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Will A Killer in the Family scare me?
Not scaryTerrifying
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.