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Cult Killer

2024 · 105 min

A grim, slow-burning hunt through a small town's secrets, pairing unease with a queasy alliance that keeps you watching your back.

Directed by
Jon Keeyes
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Alice Eve, Antonio Banderas, Shelley Hennig
Tagline
Revenge comes first.
Overview
A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Jon Keeyes
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Alice Eve, Antonio Banderas, Shelley Hennig
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • deception
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
mystery, thriller, crime, horror
Directed by
Jon Keeyes
Written by
Charles Burnley
Starring
Alice Eve, Antonio Banderas, Shelley Hennig, Olwen Fouéré, Kim DeLonghi, Paul Reid, Kwaku Fortune, Matthew Tompkins
Music
Gerry Owens, Aoife O'Leary
Cinematography
Austin Schmidt
Runtime
105 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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