Just a Drill

Jul 19, 2019

0h 11m

★ 5.0

Or real danger?

Overview

Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill, an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Women in Film

Just a Drill Trailers

Cast

Eva

Sally Pressman

Frankie

Justin Ellings

Jay

D.J. Blickenstaff

Simon

Jackson Pace

Delaney

Zoe Cipres

Marissa

Michelle Farrah Huang

Frantic Teenage Girl

April Rock

School Administrator

Nardeep Khurmi

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5.8

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6.5

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5.9

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7.0

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5.8

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6.1

Nathalie Granger

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6.3

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7.1

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6.5

Eric LaRue

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5.8

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7.0

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6.1

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4.9

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6.9

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0.0

this is not the end

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6.9

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6.1

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7.0

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