A Killing in a Small Town

5.2

1990

1h 40m

DramaTV MovieCrime

The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.

Key Crew

Director

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Producers

Courtney Pledger

Dan Witt

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Music

Richard Gibbs

Cast (15)

Barbara Hershey

Candy Morrison

Brian Dennehy

Ed Reivers

John Terry

Similar Movies

The Verdict

1982

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds...

7.4

Matewan

1987

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppa...

7.4

Coco Chanel

2008

Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collections. The audience i...

6.6

Valiant Hearts

2022

In August 1942, during the Second World War, Six Jewish children are trying to escape the Nazis. They are hidden by the...

5.1

Rose West: Born Evil?

2021

This documentary tells the story of Rose West from baby to mother to murderer. This is a side to the world’s most notori...

6.7

Masacre en el río Tula

1985

Based on a real event, twelve dead bodies are found in the Tula River, we see the events that lead up to the massacre in...

6.2

The Pirates of Somalia

2017

After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia l...

6.9

Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

2023

Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the US military stationed in the country and swayed by...

0.0

The Outsider

2016

A drama about the less known aspects of the trading activity inside one of the biggest banks in the world - Société Géné...

7.0

Three Days of Reflection

1982

Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help.

7.0

The Hottest State

2007

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songw...

5.4

Twilight Over Burma

2015

The U.S. scholarships Austrian student Inge and young mining student from Burma Sao Kya Seng fall in love. But it's only...

7.4

Aftermath

2017

A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, whil...

5.7

Jungle

2017

In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guid...

6.6

With Murder in Mind

1992

A real estate agent is shot while trying to sell a rural farm and tries to bring the shooter to justice.

6.0

Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan

2010

Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and...

0.0

Mute

2021

Monette, a recently separated travelling book salesman tells his grim story to both a priest and a hitchhiker, looking f...

6.0

The Sheltering Sky

1990

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

6.5

Happy, Texas

1999

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty p...

5.7

Kreola

1993

Kreola arrives in Santa Domingo to join her photographer husband Andy. Although Andy is initially jealous of Marco, who...

4.1

The Pledge

2001

A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

6.6

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-w...

5.8

Candyman

2021

A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the maca...

6.0

Satan's Triangle

1975

The female survivor of a shipwreck and two Coast Guard helicopter pilots sent to rescue her find themselves trapped in a...

5.6

You Ruined My Life

1987

"You Ruined My Life" was a cute TV movie (from the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they show on Saturday or Sunday...

5.3

Joker

2019

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City whil...

8.1

The Avengers

2012

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peac...

7.8

Arrival

2016

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whet...

7.6

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new li...

8.7

Interstellar

2014

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human s...

8.5

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by...

8.0

Forrest Gump

1994

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in eac...

8.5

Death Wish

2018

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

6.2

The Breakfast Club

1985

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The d...

7.7

Oppenheimer

2023

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

8.1

Knives Out

2019

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive a...

7.8

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learn...

7.9

Into the Wild

2007

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions,...

7.8

Sicario

2015

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border...

7.4

Your Name.

2016

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places...

8.5

A Killing in a Small Town

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (15)

Similar Movies

The Verdict

Matewan

Coco Chanel

Valiant Hearts

Rose West: Born Evil?

Masacre en el río Tula

The Pirates of Somalia

Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

The Outsider

Three Days of Reflection

The Hottest State

Twilight Over Burma

Aftermath

Jungle

With Murder in Mind

Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan

Mute

The Sheltering Sky

Happy, Texas

Kreola

You Might Also Like

The Pledge

Joe Versus the Volcano

Candyman

Satan's Triangle

You Ruined My Life

Joker

The Avengers

Arrival

The Shawshank Redemption

Interstellar

Bohemian Rhapsody

Forrest Gump

Death Wish

The Breakfast Club

Oppenheimer

Knives Out

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Into the Wild

Sicario

Your Name.

A Killing in a Small Town

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (15)

Similar Movies

The Verdict

Matewan

Coco Chanel

Valiant Hearts

Rose West: Born Evil?

Masacre en el río Tula

The Pirates of Somalia

Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

The Outsider

Three Days of Reflection

The Hottest State

Twilight Over Burma

Aftermath

Jungle

With Murder in Mind

Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan

Mute

The Sheltering Sky

Happy, Texas

Kreola

You Might Also Like

The Pledge

Joe Versus the Volcano