Riddle (2013)

A college girl goes to a small town named Riddle, only to find her missing younger brother.

Directors:

John O. Hartman, Nicholas Mross

Writers:

Brian Hartman (story), John O. Hartman (screenplay)

Stars:

Elisabeth Harnois, Val Kilmer, Diora Baird

Cast

Credited cast:
Elisabeth Harnois	...	Holly Teller
Val Kilmer	...	Sheriff Richards
Diora Baird	...	Amber Richards
Ryan Malgarini	...	Nathan Teller
William Sadler	...	Western Man / Jack Abel
Bryan Lillis	...	Matt Caldwell
Ben Bledsoe	...	Cameron Bronson
Jack Erdie	...	Disheveled Man / Gene Bristol
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robia Ablak	...	Track Girl
Nicholas Angelou	...	Hobo in Alley
Rick Applegate	...	Mr. Blackburn
Donna Bednar	...	Waitress
Timothy Breslin	...	Hospital Administrator
Jim Brough	...	Dad in Sheriff's Office
Casey Brown	...	Social Worker

Storyline

College student Holly Teller (Elisabeth Harnois) is drawn to the mysterious small town of Riddle, Pennsylvania in search of her missing brother. Against the will of the local Sheriff (Val Kilmer) and town elder (William Sadler), she begins to unravel a mystery connected to an abandoned psychiatric hospital on the edge of town, uncovering a terrifying past the town is determined to keep hidden.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | missing person | female protagonist | one word title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Goofs

Near the end, when Holly is trapped in the hospital she sets her tormentor on fire. He lights up and is severely burned but his clothes are completely intact and not damaged by the fire at all.

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Connections

References Freaks (1932)

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Soundtracks

Weird Skies
Written by Ben Smartnick, Tom Payne, Eli J. Kasan, Robert A. Henry, and Corey Lyons
Performed by Kim Phuc

User Reviews

Doesn't know what movie it's trying to be

This movie is a utter piece of crap. I sometimes give these not well known movies a try and it sometimes turn out good. But this one is the complete opposite of that. In fact it made me angry knowing the fact that I kept thinking it was going to get better, when it's the complete opposite. And invested my time to watch the most boring movie with a script that doesn't know which direction to go. Yeah, some people say this about certain movies. But this one really didn't know which direction to go and seemed like the makers of this crap of a movie just made stuff up as they went along. The acting is bad, it isn't awful but bad. Val Kilmer is in this one as the sheriff and oh how much he has fallen. This one is his mark as a fallen actor. I don't even want to get started with the plot for this one since it's going to give me a headache. And not because the story is complicated but it just ticks me off just thinking about it. The title of this movie is "Riddle" but there isn't even a single puzzle or riddle solving in this. It's just some towns name that is it. Avoid this movie like the plague.

1/10

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Riddle

Filming Locations:

Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DARONIMAX Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1