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      The Killing Time

      R 1987 1h 34m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 35% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A young psychopath (Kiefer Sutherland) murders a man who was en route to an idyllic California community, where the victim was slated to become the new deputy sheriff. The killer assumes the identity of the dead man and shows up in the beach town, where he's accepted as a new lawman. Meanwhile, the town's sheriff, Sam (Beau Bridges), plans to knock off the husband of his secret lover. Sam thinks his new deputy will make the perfect fall guy, but he doesn't know he's dealing with a dangerous man. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A woman and her lover have their plan to kill her husband thrown off the rails when a man who assumed the identity of the new sheriff's deputy does it first leading to fingers being pointed. Decent suspense film. In a rare turn of events, Joe Don Baker's character is the most trustworthy in the film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This is very very slow noir style film centers around a sherrif of a small town who plost with the wife of a prominent businessman,and pin it on the newly just arrived deputy..the problem is the deputy isn't who he claims to be and has his own reasons for wanting the husband dead. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member (* 1/2): Thumbs Down Silly and ridiculous. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Is Beau Bridges even an actor? Because he doesn't look like much of one in this movie. Terrible film Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A psycho murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California coastal town. He takes on the deputy's identity and arrives in town to start his new "job." What he doesn't know is that the sheriff and his mistress are plo... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I happen to love this movie, Kiefer as the past coming back to haunt you is a good idea, Karma exists. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Rated: 3/5 May 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A young psychopath (Kiefer Sutherland) murders a man who was en route to an idyllic California community, where the victim was slated to become the new deputy sheriff. The killer assumes the identity of the dead man and shows up in the beach town, where he's accepted as a new lawman. Meanwhile, the town's sheriff, Sam (Beau Bridges), plans to knock off the husband of his secret lover. Sam thinks his new deputy will make the perfect fall guy, but he doesn't know he's dealing with a dangerous man.
      Director
      Rick King
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $17.9K
      Runtime
      1h 34m
      Sound Mix
      Surround