Boneyard

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Boneyard

R

Released Jul 5, 2024

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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When the skeletal remains of eleven women and girls are discovered in the New Mexico desert, an extensive investigation is launched. Inspired by true crime stories, this chilling crime-thriller follows Police Chief Carter (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson), Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt), and Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson) in a multi-agency effort to identify and apprehend the killer. As each of their agendas and methods clash, a tangled web of intrigue casts suspicion in all directions.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

This is a B-movie through and through, but thanks in large part to a deep cast of familiar faces and reliable character actors, it's a solid crime thriller that respects the true-life blueprint of the story.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 4, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

This trashy trawl through a fictionalized version of the “West Mesa Murders" is the kind of dubiously moralizing exploitation exercise that makes Sound of Freedom look like a noble class act by comparison.

Jul 1, 2024

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Michael A. Smith

MediaMikes

The film is well cast, with Gibson and Van Holt leading the way.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 26, 2024

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

An above average take on a true crime.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 30, 2024

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's interesting, but you have to know going in that the basic case was never solved, and they stay true to that.

Jul 13, 2024

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

The culprit behind these murders has still never been found, which this screenplay mostly uses as fodder for a bit of psycho-thriller exploitation.

Jul 8, 2024

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David M

Very good story. Kept our interest. Worth seeing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Horror fan 4

While the story keeps us interested throughout the movie some of the performances feel generic. I never heard of this story til now and it's crazy what people are capable of doing. Tim Treakle

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Greg H

Plays like a bad dime novel, poor script, poor directing, needs subtitles for 50cent. Sound is all over the place as is camera placement, soooo many cliches

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Holly T

Have to say not a bad movie to watch when there's f*ck all else on tv... and I must say also! Mel Gibson's mature over voice is absolutely thrilling! So deep and chilling it's FABULOUS! That literally was the best part of all the film for me (I'm so sorry) he's ageing like a fine wine our Mel 😍 ohh he sounded so good and made the movie as chilling as it was. (For me anyway) 😄😋 big love from Northern Ireland UK 🇬🇧 ❤️

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Ade P

Couldn’t have been more wooden if it had been created by Gepetto. It may have a few big names but the dialogue, acting and direction were awful. The soundtrack tried to create excitement to make up for the lack of on screen action. It fails.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Khloe R

The real crime storyline attracts attention like they all do but this is a terrible movie. It did not to the victims any justice at all. Director should choose another career. The acting is terrible. Voiceover is pointless. Edits are awful. Flashbacks... wtf. They focus on the background of the people investigating the crime more than the actual crime when their story is not important at all. The victims should have had their story told and this could have been done even with little information about the killer. If the "big" names in this movie put a quarter of their efforts into acting as they do their egos we could of had some decent acting within this film, sadly that wasn't the case as all. Well done to the producers and casting for paying for these people instead of paying for a better script writer. The golden globe for worst financial decision on a movie goes to you, *round of applause*, you really out done yourselves there.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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When the skeletal remains of eleven women and girls are discovered in the New Mexico desert, an extensive investigation is launched. Inspired by true crime stories, this chilling crime-thriller follows Police Chief Carter (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson), Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt), and Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson) in a multi-agency effort to identify and apprehend the killer. As each of their agendas and methods clash, a tangled web of intrigue casts suspicion in all directions.

Director: Asif Akbar
Producer: Colin Bates, Marc Danon, Roy Scott MacFarland, Asif Akbar, Vincent E. McDaniel, Tamas Nadas
Screenwriter: Vincent E. McDaniel, Asif Akbar, Hank Byrd, Koji Steven Sakai
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: The Film Post, Dream Syndicate, Dream Team Productions, Busy Day Productions, Tetrad Studios, 120dB Films, One Dollar Studios, Avail Entertainment, FilmLens
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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