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Cry_Wolf

Cry_Wolf

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Cry_Wolf

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

2005

1h 30m

5.8(589 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Julian Morris

Julian Morris

Owen

Lindy Booth

Lindy Booth

Dodger

Jared Padalecki

Jared Padalecki

Tom

Jesse Janzen

Jesse Janzen

Randall

Paul James

Paul James

Lewis

Sandra McCoy

Sandra McCoy

Mercedes

Ethan Cohn

Ethan Cohn

Graham

Kristy Wu

Kristy Wu

Regina

Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi

Rich

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Headmaster Tinsley

Creative team

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
Written by: Jeff Wadlow
Beau Bauman
Produced by: Steven Butensky
Beau Bauman

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