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The Killing Jar

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Seven people are passing time late one evening at a roadside diner in the middle of nowhere. When a radio reports the disturbing murder of a family in a nearby county, the patrons immediately suspect new arrival Doe as the killer. Armed with a shotgun Doe takes the seven hostage, but as the body count rises the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.

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Brian Tallerico Movie Retriever Thrillers that rely on tension-building within a small group of characters are harder to pull off than aspiring filmmakers may have been led to believe. Look no further than The Killing Jar for proof. Mar 22, 2010 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Strains to wring tension from a tired premise and an airless script. Rated: 2/5 Mar 19, 2010 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News There's little fun involved, for either the audience or the diner patrons. Rated: D Mar 19, 2010 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Makes no sense and is unpleasant. Rated: C+ Mar 14, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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PaulKMF1 These so called "top critics" gave this a bad review? I say whatever. This is a cool little slow burner with some interesting twists. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/11/24 Full Review DiCat F I certainly enjoyed this film. Started off slowly but you knew something was going to happen. It certainly did. Kept my attention throughout. I would certainly recommend. Good cast. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review GM Fairly meaningless. Apparently there was a twist. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/19/22 Full Review Audience Member DO NOT BELIEVE THE CRITICS! This movie was RIVETING. I've seen it twice. Its awesome. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I would have given this movie 10 stars if they were available. Good actors. Good everything. I'd watch it again for sure.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/05/18 Full Review Audience Member Don't even read the professional critics. If I could give this move 10 stars I would. Good actors. Good everything. Very entertaining and I'd watch it again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Seven people are passing time late one evening at a roadside diner in the middle of nowhere. When a radio reports the disturbing murder of a family in a nearby county, the patrons immediately suspect new arrival Doe as the killer. Armed with a shotgun Doe takes the seven hostage, but as the body count rises the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.
Director
Mark Young
Screenwriter
Mark Young
Production Co
Mark Young Films, Morningstar Films
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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