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Jackals

"Family first."

2017

1h 26m

5.4(197 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Jimmy Levine

Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech

Andrew Powell

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Kathy Powell

Nick Roux

Nick Roux

Campbell Powell

Alyssa Julia Smith

Alyssa Julia Smith

Fox Girl

Chelsea Ricketts

Chelsea Ricketts

Samantha

Ben Sullivan

Ben Sullivan

Justin Powell

Jason Scott Jenkins

Jason Scott Jenkins

Lead Cultist

Cassie Hernandez

Cassie Hernandez

Luisa

Alex Kingi

Mateo

Creative team

Directed by: Kevin Greutert
Written by: Jared Rivet
Produced by: Tommy Alastra

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