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Cheap Thrills
Cheap Thrills follows Craig, a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job and is threatened with eviction. In an effort to delay facing the music at home, he heads to a local bar and encounters an old friend. The two friends are roped into a round of drinks by a charismatic and obscenely wealthy,increasingly twisted dares in exchange for money over the course of the evening, with each challenge upping the ante in both reward and boundaries.
25 April 1988, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
November1968
14 September 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 June 1978, Huntington Beach, California, USA
1984
19 August 1981, Mexico
24 August 1962, Tipton, Missouri, USA
March 04, 2015
Cheap Thrills lives up to its name, and like many of life's guilty pleasures, it wouldn't be a surprise if audiences wanted another helping.
April 10, 2014
Screenwriters David Chirchirillo and Trent Haaga pose a simple question -- how much will a person degrade himself to make ends meet? -- but it's a potent one, at least for those of us who ponder it every Monday through Friday.
March 27, 2014
To describe them would diminish their impact, but there are several occasions where it is tough to keep looking at the screen. Yet, thanks to the characters and their portrayals, you can't really look away, either.
September 23, 2014
Gird your stomach for Cheap Thrills, a bloody but enjoyably ironic horror which enters that queasy zone where Michael Haneke's Funny Games meets a reality-TV bush tucker trial.
April 26, 2016
A fantastic premise in search of a better movie...
June 03, 2014
There are satisfying echoes of Stephen King's sly black humour in this deliciously nasty comedy thriller.
March 28, 2014
Let's just say it takes a dim view of human nature that seems well supported by the evidence, and that if you have an appetite for fatalistic, dirty-minded gore you won't be disappointed.
August 24, 2015
Strikes an astute balance between a simply engaging dark thriller and a trenchant piece of social commentary. Also it's a lot of fun.
June 15, 2014
Director EL Katz ratchets up the tension effectively as the game gets ever more sickeningly dark, but it's his cast's fine performances that keep us watching and give this far-fetched tale a degree of emotional plausibility.
March 27, 2014
You should watch it as a twisted comedy. Those who do will be rewarded, especially by the film's outlandish final image.
September 07, 2014
The film makes the most of its premise and small cast, zipping from low-budget drama to sick black comedy to gruesome thriller.
March 28, 2014
If Cheap Thrills ultimately does carry us along, it's due largely to Healy's performance and presence.
