Texas Killing Fields

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  • Opened October 14, 2011 (Limited 10/14)
  • 1 hr 45 min
  • R | Language, violence and some sexual references
  • Inspired by true events, this tense and haunting thriller follows Detective Souder (Sam Worthington), a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City cop DetectiveHeigh (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims’ mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call “The Killing Fields.” Though the swampland crime scenes are outside their jurisdiction, Detective Heigh is unable to turn his back on solving the gruesome murders. Despite his partner’s warnings, he sets out to investigate the crimes. Before long, the killer changes the game and begins hunting the detectives, teasing them with possible clues at the crime scenes while always remaining one step ahead. When familiar local girl Anne (Chloë Grace Moretz) goes missing, the detectives find themselves racing against time to catch the killer and save the young girl’s life. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jason Clarke, Stephen Graham, Deneen Tyler
  • Director: Ami Canaan Mann
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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I enjoy Worthington's work, but a film like this should be hidden from his fans. Slow, very slow. Bland, very bland. The film runs around in circles until it reaches an ending you already have...

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Movies in Review: "The Texas Killing Fields"

by tajgreene

This crime film based on true events about a serial killer in Texas was a bit all over the place. It was hard to follow, and annoying to watch really. This movie would have been better suited as an...

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Salon.com
| Andrew O'Hehir

It's an intriguingly murky B-movie that should satisfy genre buffs. Read full review

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Time Out New York
| Keith Uhlich

When it comes to scenes in which characters are asked to say more than two words, however, the filmmaker's a decided amateur; Moretz, in particular, seems hopelessly stranded as the attitudinal wild child. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

Moretz brings some natural gravity to a role that hasn't been adequately fleshed out. Read full review

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Arizona Republic
| Bill Goodykoontz

The story simply doesn't stand up, with its combination of well-worn plot elements and confusing red herrings -- or maybe they're just details that don't add up. Read full review

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Sam Worthington stars in Anchor Bay Films’ "Texas Killing Fields."