Cold Moon (2016 film)

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Cold Moon
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Film poster
Directed by Griff Furst
Written byGriff Furst
Jack Snyder
Starring Josh Stewart
Candy Clark
Frank Whaley
Robbie Kay
Christopher Lloyd
Cinematography Thomas L. Callaway
Edited byGriff Furst
Music by Nathan Furst
Release dates
  • May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)(Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival)
  • October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)(Wide release)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cold Moon is a 2016 drama-horror film based on Michael McDowell's 1980 novel Cold Moon Over Babylon. It stars Josh Stewart and Christopher Lloyd. The film was released on 27 October 2016. [1]

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Synopsis

In the tiny town of Babylon, Florida, sixteen-year-old Margaret Larkin (Sara Catherine Bellamy) goes missing, only to be found murdered and thrown in the river, tied to her own bicycle. The town is enveloped by the mystery of a killer in their midst; meanwhile, the killer himself, Nathan Redfield (Josh Stewart), sociopathic son of a prominent town banker (Christopher Lloyd), proceeds with his scheme to murder the rest of the Larkin family in order for the bank to acquire the Larkin's valuable, petroleum-rich property. Nathan additionally schemes to pin blame for the murders on the high school principal (Marcus Lyle Brown). The Larkin family members, however, return from the grave to exact revenge against Nathan, although he is the only one who can see these phantasms. Nathan's seeming hallucinations and drinking escalate until he finally snaps and gets his comeuppance.

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Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73% based on 11 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 5.9/10. [2]

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References

  1. McNary, Dave (February 10, 2015). "Josh Stewart, Christopher Lloyd Starring in Cold Moon". Variety . Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. "Cold Moon". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.