Summary
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 72Audiences 57GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer79%
Metascore64
User score7.0
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 55 more
+10Released
2016
September 23, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more18 people
- Ben SchnetzerBrad Land
- Nick JonasBrett Land
- Austin LyonDave Reed
- Virginia GardnerLeah
- Danny FlahertyWill
- Jake PickingDixon Rowley
- Patrick MurneyJason
- James FrancoMitch
Will PullenThe Smile
Brock YurichWes
Eric StavesBen Baity
Gus HalperChance
Jon OsbeckProvost
Jenny Marie MitchellSara- LKLauren KnutsonMichelle
Denise Dal VeraMom- SVSydney VollmerStacy (uncredited)
- MMMisty M. JumpFuneral Mourner(uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Andrew Neel Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- David Gordon Green Screenplay
- Mike Roberts Screenplay
- Brad Land Novel
Production · 8
- John Wells Executive Producer
- Robert Halmi Jr. Executive Producer
- Jim Reeve Executive Producer
- James Franco Producer
- David Hinojosa Producer
- Christine Vachon Producer
Camera · 1
- Ethan Palmer Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Brad Turner Editor
Art · 1
- Akin McKenzie Production Design
Other crew · 1
- David Garrett Legal Services
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