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Cheap Thrills (I) (2013) 6.8
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Reviews: 46 user | 187 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar. Director:E.L. Katz |
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Cheap Thrills follows Craig (Pat Healy, Compliance), a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job and is threatened with eviction. In an effort to delay facing the music at home, he heads to a local bar and encounters an old friend (Ethan Embry, Empire Records). The two friends are roped into a round of drinks by a charismatic and obscenely wealthy stranger (David Koechner, Anchorman 2) along with his mysterious wife (Sara Paxton, The Inkeepers). The couple engages the two friends in a series of innocent dares in exchange for money over the course of the evening, with each challenge upping the ante in both reward and boundaries. It seems like easy and much needed money, but the couple's twisted sense of humor pushes just how far Craig and his friend are willing to go for money and cheap thrills. (c) Drafthouse Written by From Rotten tomatoes
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Country:
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21 March 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$18,638 (USA) (21 March 2014)Gross:
$59,379 (USA) (9 May 2014)Company Credits
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Written by: Martin R. Klingman, Victoria Cecilia & Timothy Reiss
Performed by: Gliss
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Pat Healy and Sara Paxton already worked together in "The Innkeepers" (2011) See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the movie, we see Craig draining the oil from a car. He unscrews the sump plug and black, used motor oil flows from the sump. In the next shot, from another angle, the oil continues flowing, but it's visibly new, clear motor oil. See more »Soundtracks
A To BWritten by: Martin R. Klingman, Victoria Cecilia & Timothy Reiss
Performed by: Gliss
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Cheap Thrills is a film that doesn't come with a lot of hype, which it greatly benefits from , because it will surprise you!
Its a morality tale. What would you do with the lure of big money? Will you turn on your friend and family in order to earn a quick buck? What can pressure do to us? All of these questions are asked and they are answered in a very blackly comical way! The main character's chemistry with his best friend, who both embark on this dark game, is what carries the film the most. Comedy aside, it feels real. It feels like these guys have known each other for a life time, so when the games get darker, you sense that money has overridden all sense of loyalty and rational thinking. Its a scary reminder of what money can do to a person.
As well as being scary and comical, there are a few scenes of shocking violence that will please the more extreme fan. Thankfully the director doesn't overdo it, which gives the violent scenes all the more impact.
Acting, Cinematography, Script, and a sense of connection, makes Cheap Thrills another movie that proves that lower budget films are capable of matching it with the mega budget movies as far as enjoyment is concerned.