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Summary
Small town, the American dream. A blue-collar family living the idyllic rural lifestyle. Nothing is out of place save for the lacking white picket fence - and the old JAIL that occupies the 2nd floor of their century-old home.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 33GoodWatch 35
IMDb3.5
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −18 min on the typical 104
typical 10486Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2009
May 1, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more16 people
- Lindsey McKeonMaddy
- Siri BarucGrace
- Darren DaltonDonnie
- C. Thomas HowellSeth Delray
- KMKeith MinorDeputy Clayton
- VPVayda PaluckDaphne Delray
- NPNate PanningWaylen
- Steven St. GelaisJake
- MWMadison WeidbergJillian
- Rey ValentinStark
- Phillip Troy LingerSheriff Hooper
- MDMark Darby RobinsonPablo
- Sahr NgaujahCash
- BGBill GeorgeFireman #1
- BDBrody Docar1906 Inmate
- KAKen AguilarInmate
Directing · 1
- Billy Lewis Director, Author
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