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Texas Killing Fields

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After a familiar girl goes missing, two detectives race against time before a serial killer claims her as his next victim.
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Texas Killing Fields is a competent boilerplate crime thriller, brewing up characters and plots used in better films.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online 09/08/2017
A-
... Texas Killing Fields is a must-see. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com 10/21/2011
2.0/5.0
A procedural without structure. It's a mood piece with no definable mood. It's a thriller without clear villains or even threats. Go to Full Review Lana Berkowitz Houston Chronicle 10/21/2011
2/5
The characters will be familiar to fans of police procedural shows and TV movies. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/28/2017
B-
A downbeat but atmospheric police-procedural thriller, that works in parts but not as a whole because of serious plot holes making it incoherent. Go to Full Review Will Leitch Deadspin 06/23/2013
D+
The film doesn't really go anywhere or establish any narrative sense, which is problem, since it's ostensibly a police procedural. Go to Full Review Michelle Alexandria Eclipse Magazine 04/22/2012
B
I know many people don't like Sam Worthington and I'm one of them. Worthington is trying to prove that he's not the one-dimensional actor that we all think he is. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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mark g @Mark_Alan_G. Feb 6 Strong movie, good acting. Movie is gritty and real See more Sherri C 01/12/2025 A TRUE GEM!! You actually feel what each character feels, in the different relationships, in every situation. I watch this movie 2 to 3 times a month! See more Mike O 10/04/2024 I think the critics and audience reviews of this film are too harsh, The director set the mood with the pacing and atmosphere of the crappy Texas town, and the acting was terrific. Morgan is outstanding - he conveys the personal pain the killings cause him, having failed to stop a killer once before. Worthington is square-jawed as always, and his cop is a local boy who knows just how degenerate and disgusting this part of Texas can be, SPOILER ALERT ! The plot was straight forward - we are supposed to believe the orange-haired weird dude killed everyone (presaging another orange-haired villain the media loves to blame). Predictably, he’s just a garden variety psycho killer, not a serial killer and rapist of defenseless women. Even though I knew what was coming, it was still tense and effective. The cast is outstanding - really all stars, and the director if Miami Vice’s Michael Manns daughter. She got Daddy’s skills with car chases for sure. Moretz is as always amazing. She really does look like a tiny Pre-Raphaelite angel. An engrossing late-night watch that hooked me and kept me up til 3. Not a waste of time. See more Scott W 03/06/2024 Not a good movie . Was hoping for better . But the last 30 minutes saves it. I suppose See more Kyle J 02/20/2024 I had trouble understanding whom the cops were after and why. I thought it would all come together by the end. I guess it did in one way. The acting was good, especially Little Ann. I did not understand the fate of one bad guy. I don't understand the cop/wife's role. See more Chris J 12/13/2023 Great story. I think they missed the mark on action, needed a little more. See more Read all reviews
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Ami Canaan Mann

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Sam Worthington

Mike Souder

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Brian Heigh

Jessica Chastain

Pam

Chloë Grace Moretz

Little Anne

Sheryl Lee

Lucie

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Synopsis After a familiar girl goes missing, two detectives race against time before a serial killer claims her as his next victim.
Director
Ami Canaan Mann
Producer
Michael Mann, Michael Jaffe
Screenwriter
Don Ferrarone
Distributor
Anchor Bay
Production Co
Blue Light
Rating
R (Some Sexual References|Language|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.3K
Runtime
1h 45m
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