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Shimmer Lake (2017)

Shimmer Lake poster
Directed by
Oren Uziel
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
15
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 471 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town sheriff investigates a bank robbery. The suspects include his own brother and two old friends. The story moves backward in time, revealing what led to the crime.

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What happens

Shimmer Lake is a 2017 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Oren Uziel, in his directorial debut. The film stars Benjamin Walker, Wyatt Russell, Rainn Wilson, Adam Pally, Mark Rendall, John Michael Higgins, Ron Livingston, Stephanie Sigman, and Rob Corddry. The film was released on Netflix on June 9, 2017. Walker plays a small-town sheriff who investigates a bank robbery that involves his brother and two former friends. The story is told in reverse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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