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The Killing Jar (2010)

The Killing Jar poster
Directed by
Mark Young
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
16
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 96 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A psychopath holds people hostage at a remote diner. He soon discovers that one of the trapped strangers poses a bigger threat than he does.

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What happens

The Killing Jar is a 2010 American crime thriller film written and directed by Mark Young. It stars Michael Madsen as a psychopath who takes the occupants of a remote diner hostage, only to realize that one of them is more dangerous than the gunman. Amber Benson stars as Noreen, a waitress at the Diner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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