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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Art of Murder
"Not everything is as it appears to be."
2018 1h 30m EN
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 22
Thriller
Synopsis
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When art gallery assistant Kate Miller meets the heir to a run-down estate, she stumbles upon a previously undiscovered masterpiece, and finds herself thrust into the high-stakes auction world of priceless art. But those high-stakes turn deadly when the painting's integrity and authenticity come into question. Kate and the gallery soon discover they're caught in the middle of a million-dollar conspiracy. As the auction date closes in Kate finds herself in mortal danger when a desperate stalker will stop at nothing to keep the truth from coming to light.
“Not everything is as it appears to be.”
Cast
Alexxis Lemire
Kate Miller
Jordi Vilasuso
Daniel Sutter
Stephan Graybill
Robert Frank
Mira Furlan
Hely Frank
Brad Greenquist
Ben Upchurch
Mercer Boffey
Mason Ramstead
William Patrick Coleman
Detective Olyphant
Mark Krenik
Zach Cogan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alex Merkin
- Writers
- Travis Betz, Blaine Chiappetta
- Languages
- English
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 8 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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Editor Imran Shaikh 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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Alexxis Lemire and Jordi Vilasuso and Stephan Graybill carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Not everything is as it appears to be.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt9182980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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8 / 8
WILD
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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alex Merkin directs. Imran Shaikh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 8 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Imran Shaikh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Alexxis Lemire and Jordi Vilasuso and Stephan Graybill carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Not everything is as it appears to be.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt9182980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Imran Shaikh
- Sound
- Jeffery Alan Jones
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Alex Merkin
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- Executive ProducerHannah Pillemer
- Executive ProducerFernando Szew
- Co-ProducerBryce Fishman
- Executive ProducerNeil Elman
- Sound DesignerJeffery Alan Jones
- Supervising Sound EditorJeffery Alan Jones
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJeffery Alan Jones
- EditorImran Shaikh
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2018-10-05
Also known as
International titles
- Paint by MurderGB
