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The hunter becomes the hunted.

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Release Date

10/31/1997

Runtime

118 mins

Overview

After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$37,000,000

Revenue

$6,482,195

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A grim cat-and-mouse thriller where a desperate FBI agent pursuing his son's killer finds himself tangled in a web of suspicion and deception. The film escalates through winter-bound landscapes with the mounting dread that nothing, and no one, is quite what it seems.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedParanoid

Themes

RevengeObsessionGriefJustice

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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