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Jackals

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After the Powells hire a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, they find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
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Katie Walsh Tribune News Service "Jackals" is a bit of style, almost no substance, and so scanty on the scares it's not worth the price of admission. Rated: 1/4 Sep 8, 2017 Full Review Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com The film's ultimate nihilism makes the whole exercise seem like an annoyingly pointless waste of time-even for a movie that's barely 80 minutes long. Rated: 1/4 Sep 1, 2017 Full Review John DeFore Hollywood Reporter Its run-of-the-mill standoff may appease some hardcore horror buffs, but it offers nothing to the rest of us and will likely be forgotten before the blood on the ground dries. Aug 31, 2017 Full Review Kieran McLoone Cultured Vultures It's not quite up there with the invasive horror of The Strangers or You're Next, but Jackals still manages to deliver enough genre-specific beats to make it worth a glance for hardcore horror fans. Rated: 6.5/10 Oct 10, 2019 Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Greutert and Rivet craft a very human, devastating movie that will eat at the heart of anyone with even half of one. Rated: 4/5 May 3, 2019 Full Review Kat Hughes THN The idea -- is an interesting one, and adds a new spin on the home invasion film, it just fails to really land what it wants to achieve. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Laurie S I really really hate it when directors cheat in their films. The rope came down precisely where his hands were in the dark to disable him. How the hell did they know his wrists were going to be in that exact spot? No they didn't. It was a screenplay cheat. Please don't treat me like an idiot. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review christine f I loved this movie, the tanasity and dedication of the cult to retrieve their member is awesome. The cult masks are great. I was happy to see that they got what they came for in the end. This movie was a tense thrill ride throughout Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Firas A I'm baffled by the poor reviews of this movie. Although I admit there are some poorly executed plot points, the movie keeps you at the edge of your seat from start to finish. The dialogue has some faults as well but is overall intriguing and at times wonderfully disturbing. The creepy atmosphere and associated imagery is done nearly to perfection. Unfortunately, the ending was somewhat bland. Conclusively, this is a unique home invasion movie with a neat cult twist to it, like the strangers + the Sacrament (minus the commune). It's easily somewhere between 3.5 to 4 stars, definitely recommend it! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/04/24 Full Review Emilliano Jr S 7th Heaven meets The Strangers. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Liam D An Home Invasion Thriller that falls into the cliches but it's a very quick and sometimes disturbing movie Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/10/22 Full Review Gianmarco R This film is horrendous, it has a plot of unspeakable banality and ugliness. Nothing about this movie really makes sense and everyone changes their minds too quickly, they change their minds too quickly and senselessly, really bad stuff not to watch. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the Powells hire a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, they find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
Director
Kevin Greutert
Producer
Tommy Alastra
Screenwriter
Jared Rivert
Distributor
Shout! Factory
Production Co
Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 25m
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