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Cheap Thrills
2013
· Movie
· 88 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
63–87
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 87.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A down-on-his-luck man encounters an extraordinarily wealthy couple in a bar. They propose a series of escalating dares for increasing amounts of cash, starting as harmless fun. Egged on by his old friend, he finds the challenges becoming increasingly dark and humiliating, forcing him to weigh his desperation for money against his dignity and moral boundaries.
Details
- Director
- E.L. Katz
- Writers
- David Chirchirillo, Trent Haaga
- Based on
- a work by Roald Dahl
- Released
- 8 March 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Budget
- $200.0K
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