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A Killer Among Friends

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.

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A Killer Among Friends

1992 TV Movie · Drama · Mystery 1h 36m

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7.2 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charles Robert Carner

Written by

Christopher Lofton · John Miglis · Charles Robert Carner

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Jean Monroe

Margaret Welsh

Margaret Welsh

Ellen Holloway

Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

Jenny Monroe

A

Angie Rae McKinney

Carla Lewis

David Cubitt

David Cubitt

Greg Monroe

J

Janne Mortil

Kathy Pearl

Loretta Swit

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 defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.