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Cruel and Unusual

Cruel and Unusual

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Cruel and Unusual

"Neighbor. Friend. Serial Killer."

2002

1h 40m

3.8(16 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A sleepy Oregon village turns deadly when Adam, introducing himself as an English professor working on his first novel, befriends Kate and Mike, a brother and sister trying to put their lives back together after the death of their father. The two welcome the stranger, unaware that their actions will lead them down a dangerous path into the mind and grip of a deadly serial killer.

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Alliance Atlantis

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Adam Turrell

Rachel Hayward

Rachel Hayward

Kate

Tygh Runyan

Tygh Runyan

Mike

Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff

Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff

Cindy

Eli Gabay

Eli Gabay

Adam Terrell

Ralph Alderman

Ralph Alderman

Jack

Bruce Dawson

Bruce Dawson

Tom Blanton

Mitchell Kosterman

Mitchell Kosterman

Constable McMurty

Michael Leisen

Michael Leisen

Wayne

Leo Vernik

Leo Vernik

Dick

Creative team

Directed by: George Mihalka
Written by: Robert Geoffrion
Dan Witt
Produced by: Dick Lowry
Evan Tylor

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