''Kill for Me'' is a 2013 American

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film directed by

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and starring

Katie Cassidy Katie Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an American actress. Following several minor television roles, she came to attention as a scream queen after starring in the horror films ''When a Stranger Calls (2006 film), When a Stranger Calls'' (2006 ...

and

Tracy Spiridakos Panagiota Spiridakos (), known professionally as Tracy Spiridakos (), is a Canadian actress. She starred as Becky Richards on the Teletoon children's comedy series '' Majority Rules!'' from 2009 to 2010. She then starred as Charlotte "Charlie" ...

. The film was released direct-to-video on February 12, 2013.

Plot

Amanda has a violent ex-boyfriend, Cameron. After her roommate Natalie goes missing, Hayley moves in. When Cameron threatens Amanda, Hayley kills him, and they bury his body. In return for helping her, Hayley asks Amanda to assist in getting rid of her abusive father, Garrett.

Cast

as Amanda Rowe *

as Hayley Jones *

Donal Logue Donal Francis Logue (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian-American film and television actor. He played the starring role of Sean Finnerty on the sitcom '' Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005), and Detective Harvey Bullock on the DC Comics adapta ...

as Garrett Jones *

Adam DiMarco Adam DiMarco (born April 14, 1990) is a Canadian actor. He has played recurring roles in the Syfy series ''The Magicians (American TV series), The Magicians'' (2016–2020) and the Netflix series ''The Order (TV series), The Order'' (2019–2020) ...

as Mark *

Shannon Chan-Kent Shannon Chan-Kent (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian voice and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Silver Spoon and Smolder and the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Misa Amane in the Englis ...

as Zoe *

Torrance Coombs Torrance Coombs (born June 14, 1983) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Thomas Culpepper in ''The Tudors'' (2007–2010), Sebastian "Bash" de Poitiers - the illegitimate son of King Henry II of France and his chief ...

as Cameron *

Chelah Horsdal Chelah Horsdal (born June 19, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her regular roles in the television series '' Hell on Wheels'', ''When Calls the Heart'', and '' The Man in the High Castle'', recurring roles on ''Stargate SG-1'', '' L ...

as Maria Klein *

Ryan Robbins Ryan John Currier (born November 26, 1972), better known as Ryan Robbins, is a Canadian actor. Early life Robbins was born in Victoria, British Columbia. Career Robbins is known for his roles as Ladon Radim in ''Stargate Atlantis'', Henry Fo ...

as Detective Ferris *

Colin Lawrence Colin Lawrence is an English-Canadian actor known for his roles in film and television. He is best known for playing John 'Preacher' Middleton in the Netflix series ''Virgin River'' (2019–2024). Early life Lawrence was born in London and raise ...

as Detective Howe *

Leah Gibson Leah Diane Gibson is a Canadian actress. Early life Leah Gibson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She has a twin sister named Erin. She began dancing at the age of four, which led to training and performance in vocational interests, su ...

as Natalie Ross * Andrew Zachar as Steve * Graham Croft as Vet * Joanne Wilson as Newscaster * Crystal Mudry as Girl Outside Bar

Reception

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'' said about the film: "''Kill for Me'' is a rainy-day thriller. It's not something you need to alter your life to seek out, but it sure beats getting out of your pajamas on a day when you really don't have to." ''Love Horror'' gave the film two stars out of five, stating: "Drawing from several sources such as '' Strangers on a Train'' and ''

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'' to name a few, Kill For Me is a twisted tale with a 'sic''interesting story that deals with the cycle of abuse and the difficulties people have breaking free". Ken Tasho of ''EDGE Media Network'' wrote: "As per usual, the lesbianism in "Kill for Me" is downplayed and the love affair between Amanda and Hailey is minimal. But the sight of the two female leads dragging dead bodies and playing with guns is outlandish, if not laughable."

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