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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for violence and thematic material
Starring Richard Dutcher, Wilford Brimley, Matthew A. Brown, Carrie Morgan, Jamie Taylor, Frank Gerrish, and John Enos
What happens when a perfect small Mormon town is rocked with the discovery of a dead body? Brigham City is a thrilling murder mystery which shows that no place on earth is really safe from the world. (Zion Films)
| GENRE(S): | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: | Richard Dutcher |
| DIRECTED BY: | Richard Dutcher |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 30, 2002 Video: April 30, 2002 Theatrical: April 13, 2001 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 119 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jules B. gave it an 8:
I enjoyed this film and didn't guess who the murderer was. The part I didn't like was when they went to search the homes without a search warrant. They need to read the constitution and then reread it again!
Charlene B. gave it a 10:
Watched it three times. A very moving movie. I felt it was very well acted.
David Z. gave it a 10:
Beautiful. The best indie film of 2001.
M. Peterson gave it a 10:
Much more than a thriller or mystery movie - a thoughtful look at a town's loss of innocence.
Pamela C. gave it a 10:
Brigham city was a really great movie. I have already purchased the dvd.
Todd E. gave it a 10:
This independant film effort by director Richard Dutcher shows a great deal of improvement over his 2000 "God's Army" film. Not that "God's Army" was bad in any way, but having more movie-making experience under his belt and a larger budget really pays off in "Brigham City." He employs a Hitchcock-like style by showing a little bit of stage blood here, some blood-matted hair there - leaving the grisly details to the viewers' imaginations. Overall, an excellent effort by this new, potential-filled director. This movie is NOT connected to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in anyway other than it's portrayal as the backdrop for Dutcher's well told story. It portrays the Church in a very realistic way, neither positive nor negative, and certainly much more accurately than any other film save God's Army. I recommend this movie for adults only as the subject matter and situations are not suitable family-fare. I look forward to seeing more movies in the future from Dutcher. His next project has been announced as "The Prophet - The Story of Joseph Smith Jr." I'm anxious to see if he can successfully pull this off as it has the potential to fail miserably. It may offend Mormons with a not 100% positive portrayal of the Church's first Prophet, and it may scare away non-Mormons with its obvious religious content. But, if anyone can do this successfully, it will be Richard Dutcher.
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