Trash Fire

Name: Trash Fire
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Romance
Released: November 3, 2016
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 42

2016

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Orion Pictures | Release Date: November 3, 2016 | R

Summary: When Owen (Adrian Grenier) is forced to confront the past he's been running from his whole adult life, he and his girlfriend, Isabel (Angela Trimbur), become entangled in a horrifying web of lies, deceit and murder.

Director: Richard Bates Jr.

Genre(s): Horror, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Matt Donato

Nov 2, 2016

Trash Fire blazes with pitch-black wit and a dark, volatile story of redemption so good you'll be laughing your way straight to Hell. Read full review

Katie Rife

Nov 3, 2016

While it doesn’t include any literal blazing piles of garbage, Trash Fire is spiteful and unpleasant from beginning to end, using every technique at its disposal — from stinging dialogue to grotesque prosthetics to morbid black comedy — to make the audience uncomfortable. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Nov 3, 2016

Some of it is tonally inconsistent and the end feels rushed, but strong performances, especially from the great Fionnula Flanagan, along with Bates’ unique voice keep it engaging. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Oct 22, 2016

Loaded with dark humor, Bates’ script faces considerable challenges developing sympathetic characters. Read full review

The Guardian Jordan Hoffman

Oct 22, 2016

Trash Fire is too quick to burn through its ideas. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Oct 22, 2016

The performers are mostly out to sea without a paddle trying to make sense of hateful characters, but Trimbur at least shows some comic spark and strikes a few sympathetic notes. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Nov 3, 2016

I didn’t think I had see a worse fiction film this year than that other failed American Guignol, “Clown.” I may have been wrong. Read full review

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MeLikesMeHates

May 12, 2017

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It's better than The Vist that's for damn sure. It's as good as Housebound and people loved that one.

This is one of those films that I wish were on Blu-Ray but are not. There are plenty of witty one-liners and the story is a creepyI have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It's better than The Vist that's for damn sure. It's as good as Housebound and people loved that one.

This is one of those films that I wish were on Blu-Ray but are not. There are plenty of witty one-liners and the story is a creepy one.

Hollywood pours a ton of money into Tarzan The Ape Man but films like this get neglected. Just watch it.… Expand

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