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Summary
Alex is caught in a web of distrust between his brother, his best friend, a beautiful stranger and the renewed dreams of the slaughter of his family.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 29GoodWatch 36
IMDb4.9
Audience score8%
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −16 min on the typical 95
typical 9579Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Released
1988
October 26, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more15 people
- Mitchell AndersonAlex Torme
- Juliette CumminsMaggie Kallir
- Xander BerkeleyJack Torme
- TBThom BabbesDanny
- Duane WhitakerNorman Perkins
- Troy EvansSheriff
- GFGeoffrey ForwardJohn Torme
- GRGyl RolandMrs. Torme
- Stacey TravisLibrarian
- Lynn Philip SeibelCoroner
- MLMichael LeopardSportsman #1
- Beach DickersonSportsman #2
- AGAl GuarinoBartender
- BDBrent DeHartHotel Clerk
Phillipe SimonScience Major
Directing · 3
- Kristine Peterson Director
- Melitta Fitzer Second Unit Director
- David Robert Cobb First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Thom Babbes Writer
Production · 2
- Victor Simpkins Executive Producer
- Matt Leipzig Producer
Camera · 2
- Zoran Hochstätter Director of Photography
- Deland Nuse Additional Camera
Editing · 1
- Bernard Caputo Editor
Sound · 1
- Todd Boekelheide Original Music Composer
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