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Skeletons

Movie·1997·Horror, Thriller, Drama·1h 27m·Directed by David DeCoteau

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A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.

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Ron SilverRon SilverPeter CraneChristopher PlummerChristopher PlummerReverend CarlyleDee WallaceDee WallaceHeather CraneKyle HowardKyle HowardZach CraneJames CoburnJames CoburnFrank JoveArlene GolonkaArlene GolonkaMelanie Jove
D. Paul Thomas
D. Paul ThomasSheriff Joe CarltonPaul BartelPaul BartelMayor Harley Dunbar

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