Cry_Wolf

"Nobody believes a liar... even when they're telling the truth."

2005 1h 30m EN

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Synopsis

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After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer named “The Wolf”, coming on the next full moon. The teens describe each death method The Wolf uses, but when the described victims actually do start turning up dead, suddenly no one knows where the lies end and the truth begins.

“Nobody believes a liar... even when they're telling the truth.”

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Cast

Julian Morris
Owen
Lindy Booth
Dodger
Jared Padalecki
Tom
Jesse Janzen
Randall
Paul James
Lewis
Sandra McCoy
Mercedes
Ethan Cohn
Graham
Kristy Wu
Regina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Wadlow
Writers: Jeff Wadlow, Beau Bauman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $10M — a 10.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Wadlow, shot by Romeo Tirone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Wandmacher. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Seth Gordon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julian Morris and Lindy Booth and Jared Padalecki carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Wadlow directs. Romeo Tirone behind the camera. Michael Wandmacher scores. Seth Gordon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $10M — a 10.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
4Released 21 years ago.
5Directed by Jeff Wadlow, shot by Romeo Tirone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Wandmacher. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Seth Gordon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Julian Morris and Lindy Booth and Jared Padalecki carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Nobody believes a liar... even when they're telling the truth.".
10IMDB entry: tt0384286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "liar", "friends", "murder", "serial killer".
12Released under 21 different titles around the world.