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Knuckleball

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83% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Left alone on an isolated farm, a 12-year-old boy must fight for his life when he becomes the target of a crazed psychopath.

Critics Reviews

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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Jan 10, 2019
3.5/5
Knuckeball is a well-executed thriller unafraid to embrace is violent darkness or put its child lead in peril. Brutal, bloody, and full of surprises, this one is a flawed but entertaining ride. Go to Full Review
Brad Wheeler Globe and Mail Oct 12, 2018
3/4
Ironside... excellently exudes an old-man smell and no-nonsense-allowed temperament. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey Variety Oct 6, 2018
While you're watching, helmer Michael Peterson effectively earns suspension of disbelief with stark atmospherics, solid performances and a persuasive escalation of panic. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Mar 1, 2021
3/5
A story of secrets and cruelty carefully crafted to accentuate the thrills and not the plot holes. Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Apr 11, 2020
4.5/5
The film uses the darkness in people and creates something chilling, using the capacities of its cast to their best. Go to Full Review
Paul Freitag-Fey Daily Grindhouse Aug 2, 2019
A very welcome entry into the "home invasion" subgenre. Go to Full Review
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Anakin S Mar 25, 2019 This was a great film in a great setting. I covered this for MovieHooker.com for Fantasia Film Festival. Great performances. See more
Han L Mar 16, 2019 Donâ(TM)t understand these reviews. Acting, plot, dialogue - All Bad. Twist is not really a twist...and completely unnecessary. Terrible! See more
Luke G Oct 31, 2018 A really good movie re a cat and mouse chase. A kid is left alone at his grandpa's house out in the boonies, where the only other person is the next door neighbour. After his grandpa suddenly dies in the middle of the night, he realizes he's now all alone with a dead cellphone (no phone at the house). He goes to the neighbours for help, but he quickly realizes the man is not who he appears to be. Hence the cat and mouse ensues, culminating in a grand reveal before the kid survives and the man is dead. The acting was good namely from the kid. I felt the antagonist could've been better. Its a nice suspense thriller thats exciting and the cinematography and direction are both great. See more
Finn W Oct 18, 2018 Home Alone: Black edition .. script is really weak and the bad guy loses the built up charisma with his stupidity once the chase begins. +1 for Ironside. See more
Oct 15, 2018 Terrible acting, terrible plot. Not sure how this has high scores. So bad!
Harry S Oct 11, 2018 The only redeemable qualities of Knuckleball are the cinematography and Michael Ironside's performance. The plot has been done a million times over, and there's nothing new or fresh here to make it worth a viewing. It's almost as if the idea of baseball was oddly worked into the story so that the film could have a title. Michael Peterson really backed himself into a corner by pairing a child protagonist with an invincible villain, which results in an uninteresting game of cat and mouse with no realistic consequences. The performances of literally everyone besides Ironside leave much to be desired, ranging from mediocre to ridiculously terrible. Not much else to say, really. With a short run time of an hour and a half, at least Knuckleball moved at a decent pace and was over quickly. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Left alone on an isolated farm, a 12-year-old boy must fight for his life when he becomes the target of a crazed psychopath.
Director
Michael Peterson
Producer
Julian Black Antelope, Kurtis David Harder, Lars Lehmann, Michael Peterson
Screenwriter
Kevin Cockle, Michael Peterson
Distributor
Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co
775 Media Corp
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 5, 2018
Runtime
1h 28m
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