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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

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.

Cast & Crew

Dylan McDermott
Don
Charlie Plummer
Tyler
Samantha Mathis
Cindy
Madisen Beaty
Kassi
Brenna Sherman
Susie
Lance Chantiles-Wertz
Billy
Kat Pérez
Friendly Woman
Jonathan Riggs
Pastor Randy
Duncan Skiles
Director
Christopher Ford
Screenwriter
Andrew Kortschak
Producer
Walter Kortschak
Producer
Cody Ryder
Producer
Luke McCoubrey
Cinematographer
Megan Brooks
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Andrew Hasse
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Critic Reviews for The Clovehitch Killer

All Critics (35) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (8)

  • 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.

    November 16, 2018 | Full Review…

    Emily Yoshida

    New York Magazine/Vulture

  • 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.

    November 16, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Brian Tallerico

    RogerEbert.com

  • Unlike so many recent horror movies, The Clovehitch Killer is patient with its thrills, almost excruciatingly so.

    November 16, 2018 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

    Dana Schwartz

    Entertainment Weekly

  • An excellent McDermott embodies Don with just enough strangeness to keep audiences from knowing precisely where The Clovehitch Killer is heading.

    November 15, 2018 | Full Review…

    Nick Schager

    The Daily Beast

  • McDermott is admirably unsettling, and Luke McCoubrey's artfully sterile cinematography adds an air of suffocating wholesomeness that can make you squirm.

    November 15, 2018 | Full Review…

    Jeannette Catsoulis

    New York Times

  • First-time feature director Duncan Skiles brings some spooky atmosphere to a smart script by Christopher Ford.

    November 14, 2018 | Full Review…

    Noel Murray

    Los Angeles Times
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  • Jan 20, 2019
    You know that Rear Window parody they did in The Simpsons, where they suspect Ned Flanders of being a murderer? Yeah. Basically that. Well acted though. A very cold, methodical film.
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