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Valley of Bones

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Valley of Bones

R

Released Sep 1, 2017

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A disgraced paleontologist forms a tenuous alliance with a meth-addicted oil worker who discovers a monumental dinosaur fossil.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

This earnest quasi-crime thriller, directed by Dan Glaser, takes too long to gain momentum and deliver the requisite action and suspense.

Aug 31, 2017

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

The nasty, drawn-out, bloody battle for the bones is an impressive, well-paced series of small set pieces, and the result is downright impressive, tense, and even heartfelt in places.

May 13, 2020

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The dialog in this movie sucks. I'm about ten minutes into the movie and have heard the name Ezekiel about fifty times and the name dad about thirty times in one scene. Why must they use the names so many times? Its very annoying and unnatural.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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I thoroughly enjoyed Valley of Bones. Let me be clear: this is not a perfect movie, but it's also not a massive blockbuster with the budget to make it perfect. However, for an independent film, I was thoroughly impressed and captivated. What I loved the most is how personal this could-just-be-an-action-movie was: the story follows the paths of two struggling parents, each on their journey to do right by their child, under the limitations of their major flaws (addiction and guilt). The heroes begin broken and crumble from there. It's an incredibly human story with an awesome bonus backdrop of dinosaur bones. Steven Molony has a standout performance in the role of the recovering meth addict - he is painful and heartbreaking to watch. I hope we continue to see AMC take risks in promoting fantastic, thoughtful indie film-making.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Best movie I have seen all year! keeps you on the edge of your seat!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

The story is intriguing and unique and the cinematography is absolutely stunning. ????????????

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Loved the movie! Well written, great story lines and great actors! Camera shots were gorgeous.. Beautiful backdrop for the movie! Music was awesome! Highly recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Very interesting story with a lot of suspense.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Ezekiel

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Synopsis

A disgraced paleontologist forms a tenuous alliance with a meth-addicted oil worker who discovers a monumental dinosaur fossil.

Director: Dan Glaser
Producer: Janek Ambros, Jon L. Wanzek, Dan Glaser, Brandon Heitkamp
Screenwriter: Dan Glaser, Steven Molony, Richard M. Lewis
Distributor: Hammond Entertainment
Production Co: Unmarked Van Films, Bad Medicine Films, New Heits Entertainment, Buffalo 8 Productions, Assembly Line Entertainment
Rating: R (Violence|Drug Use|Some Nudity|Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $168.4K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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