Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- oppressive
- methodical
- late night horror
- slow burn thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the patient, atmospheric suspense and unsettling performances while noting slow pacing, narrative holes, and uneven characterization.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tyler's Boy Scout life, church volunteering, and respectable family setting gradually become sources of suffocating unease.
Tyler finds disturbing images belonging to his father Don and begins questioning the man he most trusts.
Tyler's transition toward independence is inseparable from confronting the possibility that his father is a serial murderer.
The film's artfully clean cinematography emphasizes the suffocating perfection of the Burnside household and community.
Films like The Clovehitch Killer, and why
Rear Window
Shares suburban suspicion, voyeuristic investigation, and escalating paranoia around a seemingly respectable neighbor or family figure.
Summer of 84
Combines teenage coming of age with a chilling investigation into a hidden serial killer and a deceptively ordinary community.
The Stepfather
Uses restrained serial killer suspense, domestic unease, and the contrast between wholesome surfaces and concealed evil.
Zodiac
Shares methodical psychological tension, investigative mystery, and an unsettling focus on the banality of violent offenders.
Movie Details
- Director
- Duncan Skiles
- Release Date
- 2018-11-16
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (844)
Cast
- Dylan McDermott
- Charlie Plummer
- Samantha Mathis
- Madisen Beaty
- Brenna Sherman
- Lance Chantiles-Wertz
- Emma Jones
- Jonathan Riggs
- Katarina Perez
- Mark A. Nash
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Clovehitch Killer about?
- A dutiful Kentucky teenager investigates whether his seemingly exemplary father is the serial killer haunting their town.
- What is The Clovehitch Killer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Clovehitch Killer as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Clovehitch Killer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Clovehitch Killer as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Clovehitch Killer?
- Critics broadly praised the patient, atmospheric suspense and unsettling performances while noting slow pacing, narrative holes, and uneven characterization.
- Which films are like The Clovehitch Killer?
- Films with a similar feel include Rear Window, Summer of 84, The Stepfather, and Zodiac.
- How long is The Clovehitch Killer?
- The Clovehitch Killer runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Clovehitch Killer?
- In United States, The Clovehitch Killer streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel.
