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Director -
Elijah Bynum -
Producer -
Dan Friedkin , Ryan Friedkin , Bradley Thomas -
Screenwriter -
Elijah Bynum -
Distributor -
A24 -
Production Co -
Imperative Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Sexual References|Language Throughout|Drug Content|Some Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Romance , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 27, 2018, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 24, 2018 -
Runtime -
1h 47m
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