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Normal (2025)

Normal poster
Directed by
Ben Wheatley
Genre
crime film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 323 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An interim sheriff arrives in the small town of Normal, Minnesota. A bank robbery goes wrong and he uncovers a conspiracy linking the whole town.

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What happens

Normal is a 2025 American action comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad, based on a story he co-wrote with Bob Odenkirk. The film stars Odenkirk, Henry Winkler and Lena Headey. The story—set in the fictitious town of Normal, Minnesota—follows a newly-arrived interim sheriff who investigates a town-wide conspiracy after a botched bank robbery. The film premiered in the Midnight Madness program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. It was theatrically released in the United States by Magnolia Pictures on April 17, 2026. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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