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Summary: A simple yet proud farmer in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to assist. But their actions have unintended consequences.
Runtime: 1 h 42 min
MPAA: TV-MA

Countries: United States, Canada
Language: English
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100 acre farm14 year old14 year old boy15 year old15 year old girl1920s1922 cadillac type 61 phaeton1930s21st century literature on screen80 acre farmaccomplicealcoholicalcoholismamerican crime literature on screenamerican flagamerican literature on screenamputated handamputationamputeeanimal attackanimal crueltyantiheroapologyattorneyaxebanditbankbank clerkbare chested malebarefoot femalebarnbased on novelbased on novellabased on short storybased on the works of stephen kingbasementbechdel test failedbitten by a ratblizzardbloodblood stainbloodstainbloody handsbloody moneybody identificationboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbreakupbroodingbutcher knifecadillaccamera shot from inside a closetcamera shot from inside a wellcamera shot of a woman's bare feetcamera shot of bare feetcamera shot of eyescamera shot of feetcar won't startcarrying a dead bodycarrying someonecarrying someone in one's armschange in lifestylecharacter appears in newspaperchewing through a wallchopping blockchristianchurchcleaning up bloodclose up of eyescoffinconfessionconfession to murderconsciencecorncorn fieldcorpsecounting moneycovered wellcovering a dead bodycowcow falling into a wellcow in a wellcrack in the wallcracked wallcrank starting an enginecrime literature on screencrime spreecriminalcriminal as protagonistcriminal couplecryingcrying boycrying femalecrying malecrying mancrying womancuttingcutting someone's throatdead bodydead body in a welldead body thrown down a welldead cowdead mousedead ratdeathdeath by gunshotdeath by throat cuttingdeath by throat slashingdeath by throat slittingdeath of daughterdeath of girlfrienddeath of sondemanding moneydisappearancedisbeliefdisembodied voicedisposing of a dead bodydownpourdragging a bodydragging a dead bodydragging someonedressdrinking beerdrinking from a bottledripping blooddrunken womandrunkennessdumping a body in a welldysfunctional familyear of cornear to walleavesdroppingenvious manenvious neighborenvyestranged boyfriendestranged sonestrangementexistentialismface disfigured by ratsface slapfactoryfactory workerfailed expectationfaintingfainting boyfainting manfalling down stairsfamily relationshipsfamily tragedyfantasizingfantasy scenefantasy sequencefarmfarm tractorfarmerfarmer as protagonistfarmhousefather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfieldfightfinishing an injured animalflashbackflashback within a flashbackford model tframed photographfresh matressfuneralfuneral speechghostgoregramophonegreedgreedy manguiltguilty consciencegunshothairy chested manhallucinationhand amputationhand bandagehand injuryharvesting cornhearing voiceshidden moneyhold uphole in the ceilinghole in the rooftophole in the wallhospitalhospital roomhospital visithotelhotel roomhouse for salehusband murders wifehusband wife relationshipidentificationinfected animal biteinfectioninjection in handjournalistkilling a cowkilling a mousekilling a ratkilling an animalkiss on the foreheadkissing a dead bodykitchen knifeknifelack of moneylawyerlemonadelielighting a pipelistening through a walllistening to musicliterature on screenlooking at oneself in a mirrorloss of daughterloss of girlfriendloss of sonlying on the floormale female fightmale female robbery teammale objectificationmale star appears shirtlessmale vomitsman carries a womanman carries a woman in his armsman carries a wounded girlfriendman faintsman reads a bookman wears an open shirtman wears longjohnsman wears overallsman wears underwearmanipulative behaviormanipulative fathermanipulative manmanipulatormarital crisismasked manmending a fencemessy murdermissing personmissing womanmob of reportersmoneymoney countingmoney hidden in a hatmortgagemorticianmother hits sonmother slaps her sonmother son relationshipmousemovingmoving outmurdermurder by throat slittingmurder confessionmurder of wifemurderer as protagonistmurderous schemenarrated by characternarrated by protagonistnebraskaneighbor neighbor relationshipnew barnnew jobnewspaper articlenewspaper headlinenicknamenonlinear timelinenote from sonnumber as titleoffering handomaha nebraskaone word titleoverheard conversationpackingpacking a suitcaseparanoiapassenger trainpatronizingphotographpipe smokingpointing a gun at someoneposing for a photographpouring rainpregnancypregnant girlpregnant teenagerpriestpsychological manipulationpsychosisrainstormratrat attackrat biterat bites a cow's teatrat in mouth of dead bodyrat infestationrazor shavereading a bookreading a letterred dressredneckreference to bonnie and clydereference to bonnie parkerreference to clyde barrowreference to godreference to john the apostlereference to satanrepeated sceneretributionriding lessonrobberyrocking chairroof leakrunning away from homerural settingschemesecretsecretly observingseeing dead peopleselling a housesense of guiltshavingshaving with a straight razorsheriffshootingshot in the bellyshot to deathshotgunsitting on stairsslashing someone's throatsleeping on a sofasleeping shirtlessslitting someone's throatsmoking a pipesnowspeechspilled drinkspittingsquatterstabbed to deathstabbingstartledstomping a rat to deathstormstraight razorstumbling on stairssuicidesuicide by gunshotsuicide by shootingsuitcasesuspicionsuspicious girlsuspicious mansuspicious womanswarm of ratstaking a pilltalking to a cowtalking to a dead bodytalking to an animaltalking to dead wifetalking to one's dead wifetalking with teeth clenchedteam of criminalsteen pregnancyteenage boyteenage criminalteenage girlteenage sonteenagertheftthreatened with a gunthroat slittingthrowing a dead body in a wellthunderstormtimeframe 1920stimeframe 1930stitle same as booktitle spoken by charactertold in flashbacktractortraintrain stationtraumatraumatized mantwenty dollar billunderage drinkingunwed motherviolencevisitvisitorvoice over lettervoice over narrationvomitingwatching someone sleepwellwidowerwife asks her husband for a divorcewoman hits a boywoman hits a manwoman slaps a boywoman slaps a manworkerworking classwriting a confessionwriting a letteryear 1922year 1924year 1930year as title
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