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Cruel World (2005)

Cruel World poster
Directed by
Kelsey T. Howard
Genre
comedy horror, slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A reality show contestant loses a game show and murders the host. He takes over the set to create his own show where losers are killed instead of sent home.

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What happens

Cruel World is a 2005 American independent splatter/comedy horror film starring Edward Furlong, Laura Ramsey, Daniel Franzese, Nate Parker, Brian Geraghty, and Jaime Pressly. It tells the story of a psychotic man who loses a reality game show and subsequently kills the host where he then the house where the show took place to film his own reality show where the losers are killed rather than being sent home. The killings are done in serial killer style, and filmed as snuff films. The film combines elements of a typical slasher film with elements of reality television. The film was met with negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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