The Word

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The Word

Released Aug 15, 2014

1h 44m

Drama

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A man's life is destroyed when his son is kidnapped and murdered.

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

However unintentional, the film does prompt an analysis of the costs and benefits of vigilantism.

Dec 23, 2014

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"The Word" is never boring, though that has as much to do with the mounting absurdities and ripe acting as it does with the resourceful use of crosscutting by the director, Gregory W. Friedle.

Aug 14, 2014

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Aaron Hillis

Village Voice

Attempts to offer the white-knuckle gratifications of a studio procedural with a conspicuous lack of production values, screen talent, plausibility, originality, or a lick of aesthetic flair.

Aug 12, 2014

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

A so-called thriller that fails at every turn.

Rated: F

Aug 31, 2021

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David Noh

Film Journal International

A basic cheapness, both of intent and execution, pervades this thriller queasily centered around a child's kidnapping and murder.

Aug 15, 2014

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Vadim Rizov

The Dissolve

Scenes in The Word all too frequently consist of characters telling each other in great detail things we've just seen in the previous scenes, sometimes in the exact same language.

Rated: 0.0/5.0

Aug 14, 2014

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Audience Member

mmm i couldn't finish watching it

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

I loved this movie. It was film noir-esque and a fantastic thriller.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

A man's life is destroyed when his son is kidnapped and murdered.

Director: Gregory W. Friedle
Producer: Michael Goodin, Steve Grimaldi
Screenwriter: Steve Grimaldi
Production Co: Scarlet Sky Productions, Monolith Pictures (II)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 44m

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