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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Scream Factory
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Scream Factory
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary A young man, Justin Powell (Ben Sullivan), is held up at gunpoint by two ski-masked men and dragged back to a secluded cabin. This isn’t a standard kidnapping, as Justin’s estranged family is at the cabin waiting for him. Composed of Justin’s father Andrew (Johnathon Schaech), mother Kathy (Deborah Kara Unger), brother Campbell (Nick Rou...

Directed By: Kevin Greutert

Written By: Jared Rivet

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Scream Factory
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Scream Factory
  • 1 h 25 m

Jackals

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
33
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
6.1
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Summary A young man, Justin Powell (Ben Sullivan), is held up at gunpoint by two ski-masked men and dragged back to a secluded cabin. This isn’t a standard kidnapping, as Justin’s estranged family is at the cabin waiting for him. Composed of Justin’s father Andrew (Johnathon Schaech), mother Kathy (Deborah Kara Unger), brother Campbell (Nick Rou...

Directed By: Kevin Greutert

Written By: Jared Rivet

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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50
Aug 31, 2017
The movie does what it sets out to do: stranding the viewer in a dark place, surrounded by remorseless predators. It’s an old recipe that can still please a crowd.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 31, 2017
Its run-of-the-mill standoff may appease some hardcore horror buffs, but it offers nothing to the rest of us and will likely be forgotten before the blood on the ground dries.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
38
Though far more elegant in execution than most Rob Zombie-imitating films, Jackals smugly wears its violent tediousness as a badge of honor.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
25
Sep 1, 2017
Jackals put me in a foul mood. Maybe that’s the intention of this lean, mean slab of B-horror trash: to set you on edge and keep you there long after it’s over.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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50% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Production Company Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP)
Release Date Sep 1, 2017
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Sacrifices must be made.
Website http://www.tapinc.net/filmtv/jackals/
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