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Cheap Thrills
Directed by
E.L. Katz
Not Rated
2013
88m
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6.4
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A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.
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Cast of Cheap Thrills
Pat Healy
Craig
Ethan Embry
Vince
Sara Paxton
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David Koechner
Colin
Amanda Fuller
Audrey
Laura Covelli
Caryn
Elissa Dowling
Tweaker
Todd Farmer
Security Guard
Eric Neil Gutierrez
Enrique
Sam Ketcherside
Angry Stripper
Shelby Lauren
Club Goer
Danny Minnick
Strip Club Goer
Ruben Pla
Doug
Claudia Salinas
Stripper
Will Leon
Bartender
Val Emanuel
Stripper
Sandra Valladares
E.L. Katz
Director
David Chirchirillo
Writer
Trent Haaga
Writer
Cheap Thrills Ratings & Reviews
Film Comment Magazine
Violet Lucca
The "worst day of your life" premise is a well-worn one ... but seldom has it plumbed the depths of desperation and sadism the way Cheap Thrills does.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Screenwriters David Chirchirillo and Trent Haaga pose a simple question -- how much will a person degrade himself to make ends meet? -- but it's a potent one, at least for those of us who ponder it every Monday through Friday.
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
Let's just say it takes a dim view of human nature that seems well supported by the evidence, and that if you have an appetite for fatalistic, dirty-minded gore you won't be disappointed.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
If Cheap Thrills ultimately does carry us along, it's due largely to Healy's performance and presence.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
You should watch it as a twisted comedy. Those who do will be rewarded, especially by the film's outlandish final image.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
To describe them would diminish their impact, but there are several occasions where it is tough to keep looking at the screen. Yet, thanks to the characters and their portrayals, you can't really look away, either.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
A committed cast elevates what is, ultimately, a gimmicky thriller. It dissolves into a puddle of blood-tinged hypocrisy.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
A fair amount of twisted fun, thanks mostly to a surprisingly, effectively low-key turn by Koechner as the game's emcee.
Observer
Rex Reed
This is not a movie for everybody, but that assessment is not exactly intended as a thumbs down. Alarming thrills are guaranteed.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
By the end, Cheap Thrills too closely resembles the behavior it depicts.
Entertainment Weekly
Chris Nashawaty
[A] shock-value thriller.
Paste Magazine
Monica Castillo
First-time filmmaker Katz effectively sets relatable problems as the catalyst to the story before the absurd takes over.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
"Cheap Thrills" is a movie that Rod Serling would have loved.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Erich von Stroheim might have made the definitive film about human swinishness way back in 1924 -- sorry, Gordon Gekko -- but Cheap Thrills cuts deeper, darker, and straight to the bone.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
If the way things wind up for Craig and Vince is perhaps inevitable, how they get there is not. As for the movie's audacious final shot, it's nothing short of iconic.
Slant Magazine
Steve Macfarlane
The film's clearest winner is Pat Healy, whose depiction of a man willing to corrode his entire life to provide for his wife and kid feels true despite the script's silliest moments.
The Dissolve
Scott Tobias
Cheap Thrills seriousness is cloaked in a darkly hilarious game of frat-guy oneupmanship. It's about the things bros are capable of.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
Ahead of its satiric aims, Cheap Thrills ultimately delivers its titular promise again and again.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
One of the most involving works of cinematic misanthropy in years.
Variety
Joe Leydon
Cheap Thrills is a thoroughly nasty piece of work, which doubtless will be the strongest selling point for this worst-case scenario about steadily escalating dares and degradations.
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