The Killing Jar

May 27, 1997

1h 41m

★ 4.0

Everyone has secrets. Some are more dangerous than others.

Overview

Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However, gruesome murders of children start to happen. Meanwhile, Michael starts to become slowly insane, after he may have witnessed one of the murders and reports it to the police. Is he the murderer, or is it something of his past?

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Paragon Pictures

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Cast

Michael Sanford

Brett Cullen

Diane Sanford

Tamlyn Tomita

Danny “Figaretto” Evans

Xander Berkeley

Det. Jake Pestone

Tom Bower

Dr. Vincent Garret

Brion James

Det. Bernie Morris

Frank McRae

Pete Lawrence

John Philbin

Cameron

Wes Studi

Sheriff Foley

M. Emmet Walsh

Chajen

Carlos Bernard

Martha Resigy

Edith Varon

Dick Resigy

Jack Wallace

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