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The Curve (1998)

The Curve poster
Directed by
Dan Rosen
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college student learns about an urban legend where a student gets an A if their roommate dies by suicide. He and his friend plot to kill their roommate to improve their grades.

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What happens

The Curve is a 1998 American thriller film starring Matthew Lillard, Keri Russell and Michael Vartan, which premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival under its original title, Dead Man's Curve. It draws on the urban legend that a student will receive an A letter grade should their roommate commit suicide (pass by catastrophe). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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