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The Killing Jar (1997)

R · 1997-05-27 · 1h 41m · EN
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Everyone has secrets. Some are more dangerous than others.

Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However, gruesome murders of children start to happen. Meanwhile, Michael starts to become slowly insane, after he may have witnessed one of the murders and reports it to the police. Is he the murderer, or is it something of his past?

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Mark MullinWriterEvan CrookeDirector

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Brett CullenBrett CullenMichael SanfordTamlyn TomitaTamlyn TomitaDiane SanfordXander BerkeleyXander BerkeleyTom BowerTom BowerBrion JamesBrion JamesFrank McRaeFrank McRaeJohn PhilbinJohn PhilbinWes StudiWes StudiCameronM. Emmet WalshM. Emmet Walsh

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MurderInsanity

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityMurder · InsanityDialogue densityDramaDirector preference967678Actor preference83135 · 53330 · 66983Country preferenceUs

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Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However, gruesome murders of children start to happen. Meanwhile, Michael starts to become slowly insane, after he may have witnessed one of the murders and reports it to the police. Is he the murderer, or is it something of his past?

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The Killing Jar has a runtime of 101 minutes.

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