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The Clovehitch Killer

Play trailer 2:07 Poster for The Clovehitch Killer Released Nov 16, 2018 1h 50m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jeremy A BTK story AGAIN. 3* Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Lucas A It generates suspense very well, without the need for violence. However, it could have gone deeper in several scenes to generate greater affinity with the characters, which isn't conveyed through their acting either. Plus, it's very predictable since the beginning. I would not recommend watching this. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/14/24 Full Review Sophie R ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. SO SO SO SO BAD. THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. COULD NOT BE WORSE. I WISH I COULD HAVE PUT 0 STARS. I DO NOT KNOW WHO WROTE THIS BUT I HOPE THEY LOST ALL CREDIBILITY AFTER THIS COMPLETE FAILURE. I WISH THAT I COULD GET BACK THE TWO HOURS THAT I WASTED. If you want to watch the most aggravating, stupid, and pathetic main character continue to make dumb and ridiculous decisions please go ahead. I actually wish I could travel into my TV to continuously punch the main character in the face. Seriously terrible. Nothing redeeming about this. I am ashamed and embarrassed for Netflix that this is a movie they now have listed. Once again unless you want to despise every single character and claw out your eyes from the unrealistic and pathetic events that take place do not watch. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Deena K While it was an intense and suspenseful film, the ending made me nauseous!!! Throughout the film, his son had found numerous evidence that led him to believe his father was the actual clovehitch killer. His son had plenty of evidence that would have put him in jail. Then his girlfriend and him follow him and literally find him murdering someone... then the switch the film to his father being honored... What the heck!!! No way!!! They portrait that the son killed his father, even that is stupid. Don't waste your time on film. Total waste of my time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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