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A Killer Among Friends
TV Movie · Drama · Mystery · 1992
A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.
Movie details
A Killer Among Friends
1992 TV Movie · Drama · Mystery 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over A Killer Among Friends?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Charles Robert Carner
Written by
Christopher Lofton · John Miglis · Charles Robert Carner
Patty Duke
Jean Monroe
Margaret Welsh
Ellen Holloway
Tiffani Thiessen
Jenny Monroe
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Angie Rae McKinney
Carla Lewis
David Cubitt
Greg Monroe
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Janne Mortil
Kathy Pearl
Loretta Swit
Det. Patricia Staley
Court is in session
Put A Killer Among Friends on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.