Knuckleball (2018 Film)
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''Knuckleball'' is a 2018 Canadian
thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
written, directed and co-produced by Michael Peterson. The movie was released on March 3, 2018, at the Cinequest Film & VR Festival.


Premise

Henry, a 12-year-old boy, discovers his family's dark legacy when his mysterious grandfather suddenly dies leaving him alone on an isolated farm.


Cast

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Michael Ironside Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. A prominent character actor with over 270 film and television credits, he is known for playing villains and antiheroes, but has ...
as Jacob *
Munro Chambers Munro Skylear Chambers (born July 29, 1990Munro Chambers' bio
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) ...
as Dixon * Luca Villacis as Henry *
Kathleen Munroe Kathleen Munroe (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Munroe was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and currently resides in Los Angeles. She attended high school at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, and studied cinema at the University of T ...
as Mary * Chenier Hundal as Paul


Release


Reception

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, ''Knuckleball'' has an approval rating of based on reviews. On
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, another review aggregator which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Brad Wheeler from ''
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'' gave the movie 3 out of 4 starts, writing: Dennis Harvey, writing for ''
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'', stated: Noel Murray of the ''
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'' called ''Knuckleball'' "effective" and said:


Accolades

''Knuckleball'' won the 2019 AMPIA Awards in the category of "Best Screenwriter (Drama over 30 minutes)" and was nominated for the same award in the categories of "Best Dramatic Feature" and "Best Director (Drama over 30 minutes)".


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External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, knuckleball_2018 Canadian thriller films English-language Canadian films 2018 thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films English-language thriller films