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Jackals

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Jackals (2017)
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Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, ... Read allSet in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

  • Director
    • Kevin Greutert
  • Writer
    • Jared Rivet
  • Stars
    • Deborah Kara Unger
    • Ben Sullivan
    • Chelsea Ricketts
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    5.1K
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    • Director
      • Kevin Greutert
    • Writer
      • Jared Rivet
    • Stars
      • Deborah Kara Unger
      • Ben Sullivan
      • Chelsea Ricketts
    • 67User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Kathy Powell
    Ben Sullivan
    Ben Sullivan
    • Justin Powell
    Chelsea Ricketts
    Chelsea Ricketts
    • Samantha
    Nick Roux
    Nick Roux
    • Campbell Powell
    Johnathon Schaech
    Johnathon Schaech
    • Andrew Powell
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Jimmy Levine
    Alex Kingi
    Alex Kingi
    • Mateo
    Carol Abney
    Carol Abney
    • Mariana
    Alex Castillo
    Alex Castillo
    • Eloy
    Rxchie
    • Jackal Cult Member
    Cassie Hernandez
    Cassie Hernandez
    • Luisa
    Alyssa Julya Smith
    Alyssa Julya Smith
    • Fox Girl
    Jason Scott Jenkins
    Jason Scott Jenkins
    • Lead Cultist
    • (as Jason Jenkins)
    Nick Feld
    • Jackal Cult Member
    • (uncredited)
    Andrew Russo
    Andrew Russo
    • Killer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kevin Greutert
    • Writer
      • Jared Rivet
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    4dwn-63584

    Lazy

    Just pure and simple lazy writing. Movie had potential but it was obviously rushed in hopes that the creators would just hope that the movie watchers don't have a brain. And just go eww ahhh scaryyy.. lame!
    7Fella_shibby

    If only it was made in 2006......People who r comparing it to The Strangers aint aware of the far superior French film Them aka Ils.

    Saw this recently on a blu-ray. Had seen the trailer n the concept of cult group n the theme of home invasion piqued my interest. Of course Kevin Greutert's name was the other good factor. The guy being an editor himself knows how to control his film's pacing and how to build suspense. Most people r comparing it to The Strangers (2008) but if u read the trivia section, the script of this film was written in 2006. The other thing is Greutert was the editor for The Strangers but the real fact is The Strangers itself was a copy of the far superior French film Them aka Ils (2006). Coming back to this film, the director managed to start the film well with the initial home invasion murders a la Halloween style n then cut back to the van kidnapping scene n the cabin in the middle of nowhere. The settings n era were good too. The 80's era was obviously to show the lack of mobile phones n a reference to the Charles Manson cult group. The mask-wearing villains were creepy, Stephen Dorff's role was very small. I really wanted some showdown between him n the villains. Some viewers may complain that it would hav been better for the family to leave the cultist son but if u notice the start scene, the cultist person do come back to slaughter his family.
    6killercharm

    I'm sorry but I just dig the hell out of this movie

    A cult demands the return of their member after his family kidnaps him. My only problem is that about halfway through the family should have cut their losses. The returns diminish ridiculously after that. However, it is a given that people act stupidly in a horror movie. If you can't get behind that most fundamental of horror movie tropes then don't bother. And voila, we have the scenario where I can dig the hell out of this movie even with that big of a beef. I love the evil that flourishes throughout the cult, down to the kidnapped son. I love the high tension all the way through. I do hate the women, especially the young mother but I think the writer has a bias there.
    4Patient444

    I watched it for this?

    I'm really sorry about Jackals but man what a letdown it turned out to be. I was hoping for something more like You're Next or The Void, but far from it. Typical The Strangers kind of movie, when you hope to see something good, some action, some natural decisions, instead, bore fest.

    Can't believe it ended just like that, a conclusion that made the run time of the movie completely useless, with nothing to show whatsoever. Really little to offer and even less to make you feel about it, you get no sympathy for the characters, no desire to see what happens next, who's next, you're just in for the ride cause you pressed Play.

    All in all, Jackals is definitely a No. Pass!

    Cheers!
    horrorgasm

    Not terrible, but not at all memorable either

    Just another knockoff of The Strangers. In fact, this director worked on that movie, so I guess that's where he got the idea. The bad guys here have slightly more motive than in The Strangers, they're attacking this house to get one of their members back, but beyond that we know absolutely nothing about them or their motives, only that they're another group of mysterious masked people who like to arbitrarily torture and murder anyone in their way.

    It's not a terrible movie, but it doesn't really do anything new or interesting either. It's watchable, but completely unmemorable. Don't expect any form of satisfaction from the ending either.

    One more thing. Why did they bother to make this set in the early 80's? It seemed to have no bearing at all on the plot or characters and if it wasn't for the old style TV and picture of Ronald Reagan on a mantle that they show for a few seconds in the beginning, you'd never know this was supposed to be happening in the 80's. There's no 80's feel to anything in the movie. Somehow I suspect that they did this for the sole purpose of creating an excuse for no one to have a phone...

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    • Trivia
      Shot over the course of fifteen days in December, 2015, with two additional days of shooting in July, 2016.
    • Quotes

      Campbell Powell: [beating his brother] You don't remember how many times I kicked your ass young man

      Justin Powell: [tasting his blood] That just brought it all right back

    • Soundtracks
      To Kill Without Emotion
      Performed by December Wolves

      Written by December Wolves

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    • Release date
      • December 28, 2017 (Kuwait)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 弒血殺戮
    • Filming locations
      • Canyon Ranch, 368 E. Carlisle Rd., Westlake Village, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $85,410
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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