The Clovehitch Killer

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The Clovehitch Killer

Released Nov 16, 2018

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

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After Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession, he begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for a series of unsolved murders.

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The Clovehitch Killer patiently dials up the tension with a story that makes up for a lack of surprises with strong performances and a chilling wit.

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Rick Bentley

Tribune News Service

This is a movie that creates fear out of creepy moments and by playing on the natural desire of wanting to feel safe with family. There's no need for blood or excessive acts of violence when the scares are this unsettling.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 19, 2018

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Emily Yoshida

New York Magazine/Vulture

Skiles's film doesn't care so much if you think you know how it ends, even if you're right. It's all about twisting the knife in the process of confirming those fears.

Nov 16, 2018

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

As good as Plummer and McDermott are here, [writer Christopher D. Ford] ultimately writes himself into a corner that requires actions in the final act that don't ring true.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 16, 2018

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

“The Clovehitch Killer” is ostensibly focused on an investigation, but the subtext is how our American Christian culture pathologizes normal teen development, especially sexuality, while providing cover and bolstering the authority of predators.

Jun 9, 2024

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

The horror lies not so much in the destination, but the journey, and I was shocked by how wrong The Clovehitch Killer was willing to make that journey seem and feel

Jul 6, 2021

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

This movie grabs you right away, giving us a 16-year-old narrator who has skills of observation, meticulousness, self reliance, and preparedness, as instilled in him by his Scout leader dad.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2021

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Audience Member

To say the ending was awful would be an understatement, I almost had to turn it off.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Evan B

A hidden gem in the genre of serial killer thrillers. It doesn't reinvent much in the genre, but it superbly develops and confidently inhabits a subtle mood of terror, as a teenager's warm, suburban life collides intimately with evil. Solid performances, especially by Dylan McDermott.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Drew B

This movie was slow had some good scenes but overall was a slow movie with kind of a dull ending

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Joe J

For a physcological thriller movie, this is definetly one of the most underated movies. I love how you get hints of the killers unimaginably terrifying exertion and then how it switches to the perspective of the killer so swiftly. Made fantastically with how increasingly dramatic it became by having a raw filiming effect with having no background music when taking the prespective of the killer, made it that even more creepy. Definitely an 8/10.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Riley A

Clovehitch is a MASTERCLASS in gaslighting. The blue-collar, Christian, scout leader, husband and father is hiding a dark sinful secret of demented sexual deviance and serial killer activities behind his American flag and vinyl siding. Where? In none other than nowheres-ville, Kentucky, couched snuggly between Appalachia and the milk-toast Midwest. I kept waiting for a redemptive twist, but Hollywood's gravitational pull towards bigotry against normal people couldn't be overcome. It's unfortunate that their unquenchable hatred for families, close-knit communities, and Christian culture has turned the concept of making the "every-man" into the horror villain a predictable and tired trope. The most interesting question at this point is if they actually believe "Faith, Family, Freedom" is a cover up for psychopathic levels of debauchery, or there's genuinely a purposeful, entertainment-media campaign against the foundations of American society.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Jeremy A

BTK story AGAIN. 3*

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Synopsis

After Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession, he begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for a series of unsolved murders.

Director: Duncan Skiles
Producer: Andrew Kortschak, Walter Kortschak, Cody Ryder
Screenwriter: Christopher Ford
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: IFC Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.2K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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