''Thumper'' is a 2017 crime thriller directed and written by Jordan Ross and starring

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, Daniel Webber, and Grant Harvey. The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and was released November 7, 2017.

Synopsis

In a town of low-income and fractured families, a group of teens are lured into working for a dangerous drug dealer. A new girl arrives who hides a dangerous secret that will impact everybody and change their lives forever. New girl Kat Carter (

) befriends classmate Beaver (Webber) in a community where drugs and violence run rampant and realizes how deep the drug problem is. Harbouring a dark secret of her own, she attracts the attention of the leader of a drug ring, Wyatt (Schreiber).

Cast

as Kat Carter/Meredith *

as Wyatt Rivers *

as Ellen *

as Jimmy * Daniel Webber as Beaver *

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as Troy *

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as Dean

Production

Casting

It was announced in April 2016 that Eliza Taylor and Daniel Webber had joined the cast of the film.

Release

The film had its worldwide premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2017. On June 5, 2017, it was announced that

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had bought Thumper and it was given a limited release on November 7, 2017.

Reception

Critical response

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, the film has an approval rating of 86%, with an average rating of 6/10. Frank Sheck of ''

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'' gave the film mixed reviews. Though he found Taylor a "talented, vivacious performer" he failed to find her role in the film convincing. On the other hand, he praised Schreiber, who he said "delivered a suitably intense and charismatic performance". However, he found the film unable to overcome its cliches.

References

External links

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