Texas Killing Fields
Seen it?2011 | 105 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$957K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 90K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
- Sam WorthingtonMike Souder
- Jeffrey Dean MorganBrian Heigh
- Jessica ChastainPam Stall
- Chloë Grace MoretzLittle Ann Sliger
- Jason ClarkeRule
- Annabeth GishGwen Heigh
- Sheryl LeeLucie Sliger
- Stephen GrahamRhino
- Corie BerkemeyerShauna Kittredge
- Trenton PerezWhite Kid