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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cheat
2023 1h 25m EN
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7.1
SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 79
ThrillerHorror
Synopsis
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On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town's unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve - a female college student - sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are horrifically killed by the savage being - one-by-one at a rapid pace. Eventually, Maeve, Charlie and the few survivors band together in an attempt to defeat the monster once and for all.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Corin Clay
Maeve Johnson
Mick Thyer
Charlie Walker
April Clark
Clara Miller
Danielle Grotsky
Lydia
Brady O’Donnell
Ollie
Kyle Corbin
Elijah
Paul "Doc" Ignatius
Eli Miller
Will Bunk
Farmer Miller
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nick Psinakis
- Writers
- Nick Psinakis, Kevin Ignatius
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 3 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Nick Psinakis, shot by Connor Smyers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nick Psinakis 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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Corin Clay and Mick Thyer and April Clark carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt28129069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nick Psinakis directs. Connor Smyers behind the camera. Nick Psinakis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Nick Psinakis, shot by Connor Smyers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Nick Psinakis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Corin Clay and Mick Thyer and April Clark carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt28129069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Connor Smyers
- Editing
- Nick Psinakis
- Production design
- Shannon Ignatius
- Costume design
- Shannon Ignatius
- Makeup / hair
- Alex Hughes
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Cheat (2023)
Also by
Nick Psinakis
Key crew
- ProducerKevin Ignatius
- Costume DesignShannon Ignatius
- Executive ProducerJason Ignatius
- Production DesignShannon Ignatius
- ProducerNick Psinakis
- Executive ProducerKyle Marano
- Visual EffectsDmytro Bezzub
- CastingWyatt Banks
- Executive ProducerMark Ignatius
- EditorNick Psinakis
- MusicKevin Ignatius
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistAlex Hughes
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2025-01-24
