Jackals

Name: Jackals
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: September 1, 2017
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Alex Castillo, Alex Kingi, Alyssa Julya Smith, Ben Sullivan, Carol Abney

2017

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Shout! Factory | Release Date: September 1, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Alex Castillo, Alex Kingi, Alyssa Julya Smith, Ben Sullivan, Carol Abney, Cassie Hernandez, Chelsea Ricketts, Deborah Kara Unger, Jason Scott Jenkins, Johnathon Schaech, Nick Roux, Stephen Dorff

Summary: A young man, Justin Powell (Ben Sullivan), is held up at gunpoint by two ski-masked men and dragged back to a secluded cabin. This isn’t a standard kidnapping, as Justin’s estranged family is at the cabin waiting for him. Composed of Justin’s father Andrew (Johnathon Schaech), mother Kathy (Deborah Kara Unger), brother Campbell (Nick Roux)A young man, Justin Powell (Ben Sullivan), is held up at gunpoint by two ski-masked men and dragged back to a secluded cabin. This isn’t a standard kidnapping, as Justin’s estranged family is at the cabin waiting for him. Composed of Justin’s father Andrew (Johnathon Schaech), mother Kathy (Deborah Kara Unger), brother Campbell (Nick Roux) and former girlfriend Samantha (Chelsea Ricketts) (who has recently given birth to their child), Justin’s family is dedicated to freeing him from the brainwashing he’s undergone at the hands of a vicious cult. With the help of Jimmy Levine (Stephen Dorff), an experienced cult deprogrammer, the family does their best to bring Justin back to reality. Everything goes awry when the cult descends upon the cabin, demanding Justin back. A vicious battle unfolds, testing familial loyalties and unleashing a bloodbath in which there are few survivors. … Expand

Director: Kevin Greutert

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Noel Murray

Aug 31, 2017

The movie does what it sets out to do: stranding the viewer in a dark place, surrounded by remorseless predators. It’s an old recipe that can still please a crowd. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 31, 2017

Its run-of-the-mill standoff may appease some hardcore horror buffs, but it offers nothing to the rest of us and will likely be forgotten before the blood on the ground dries. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Though far more elegant in execution than most Rob Zombie-imitating films, Jackals smugly wears its violent tediousness as a badge of honor. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Sep 1, 2017

Jackals put me in a foul mood. Maybe that’s the intention of this lean, mean slab of B-horror trash: to set you on edge and keep you there long after it’s over. Read full review

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