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Summary
A photojournalist suffering from PTSD returns home from Iraq and finds himself struggling to keep his sanity and family intact.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 32Audiences 49GoodWatch 35
Metascore35
Tomatometer28%
Audience score51%
IMDb4.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for thrillers, −9 min on the typical 104
typical 10495Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
2017
June 9, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more25 people
- Christopher DenhamJack Zeller
- Nadja BobylevaClaire Zeller
- Catherine CurtinDet. Dawson
- Chase WilliamsonDet. Ford
- Noah SeganWalt
- Gretchen LodgeShannon
- Andrew SensenigCharlie Hibbert
- Jeremy KingTad Buckley
Dane RhodesCamera Store Manager
David JensenBernard
Charlie TalbertFrank
Carol SuttonDr. Vogel
Lance E. NicholsLt. Vincent
Hawn TranCamera Store Employee
B.J. GroganBoone
Jared BankensMugger
Les MilesUniformed Officer
Robert AberdeenAuctioneer
Tammi ArenderNews Reporter
Alexander BiglaneWaiter
Michael BuonomoOfficer #1
Danny CosmoHomeless Victim
Han SotoThomas Crean
Akasha VillalobosCharlie's Wife
Directing · 2
- Aaron B. Koontz Director, Writer, Producer
- Jason Matthews Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Cameron Burns Writer
Production · 2
- Andrew van den Houten Producer
- Amir Zbeda Producer
Sound · 1
- Steve Moore Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- William Scharpf Stunt Coordinator
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