Clay Pigeons (1998)

104 min · Dark Comedy, comedy film, crime comedy film, neo-noir

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Directors

David Dobkin

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo, Vince Vaughn, Gregory Sporleder, Georgina Cates, Scott Wilson

The story

In a field in Montana, Clay Bidwell's best friend Earl, dies by suicide after confronting Clay over the ongoing affair he had been having with Earl's wife Amanda. Earl, having just found out, was distraught and wanted to make it look like Clay had murdered him so he turns the gun on himself. Rushing back to town, Clay seeks help from Amanda to cover it up but she refuses; she doesn't want everyone knowing about her affair with Clay.

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1990s, Ermordung, FBI-Agentin, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Funeral, Jagd auf Mörder, Kleinstadt, Kumpels, Reiche Witwe, Selbstmord, Serienkillerfilm, Suspicion, Tatverdächtiger, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, sexy, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Indie, Psychological thriller, Comedy Thriller, Drama, Comedy, Black comedy, Crime Thriller

Genres

Dark Comedy, comedy film, crime comedy film, neo-noir

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