''The Killing Game'' is a 2011 Lifetime Original Movie based on the novel '' The Killing Game'' by

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. It was directed by

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. The film premiered on Lifetime on October 30, 2011.

Plot

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan (

Laura Prepon Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama ser ...

) who, 10 years after the disappearance and murder of her seven-year-old daughter Bonnie, is contacted by a man claiming to be her killer. Taunted by the man's mysterious clues about Bonnie's case, Eve becomes involved in his sadistic game when he threatens to kill another little girl that he targeted because she resembles her precious daughter. Memories haunt her as she is caught in a web of deceit and gambles with her own life tracking down the deadly

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in the hopes of saving the girl's life's and discovering Bonnie's final resting place.

Cast

as Eve Duncan *

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as Joe Quinn *

Kavan Smith Kavan Joel Smith (born May 6, 1970) is a Canadian actor known for playing Major Evan Lorne in ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate SG-1'', as Agent Jed Garrity in ''The 4400'', and as Leland Coulter in ''When Calls the Heart''. Early life and ...

as Mark *

Teryl Rothery Teryl Rothery is a Canadian actress of stage, television, and film. She is best known for portraying Janet Fraiser in the TV series ''Stargate SG-1''. She co-starred as Grace Sherman in '' Cedar Cove'', and has had major roles as Muriel in ''Vi ...

as Sarah Patrick *

Brian Markinson Brian Markinson (born September 1, 1961) is an American-Canadian actor who has appeared in a wide variety of films and television shows. Some of Markinson's best known roles include a U.S. Attorney General in ''Shooter'', an unscrupulous industr ...

as Spiro *

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as Sandra Duncan * Jamie Bloch as Jane * Laura Wilson as Debby Jordan * Ian Butcher as Robert Fraser * Kathryn Dobbs as Nancy Taylor

Reception

Released around Halloween, 2011, the TV reviewer David Hinckley of the ''New York Daily News'' said, the movie "provides a holiday-appropriate way to wrap up Halloween while you're unwrapping the candy corn." He says the movie may have trouble competing against other police procedurals then common on television at the time: "While Prepon does a good job conveying Eve's controlled desperation, with a mix of shrewd insight and world-weary self-protection, she's also got a lot of competition these days from women playing smart investigators.

Kyra Sedgwick Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (; born August 19, 1965) is an American actress, producer and director. For her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama ''The Closer'', she won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Awa ...

Dana Delany Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama '' China Beach'' (1988–1991), for whic ...

Maria Bello Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and writer. Her film roles include '' Permanent Midnight'' (1998), '' Payback'' (1999), '' Coyote Ugly'' (2000), ''The Cooler'' (2003), '' A History of Violence'' (2005), '' The Mumm ...

. It's a tough crowd to stand out in."David Hinckley
Lifetime’s ‘The Killing Game’ is a tasty Halloween night movie treat
''Daily News'' (New York), October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

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2011 television films 2011 films 2011 crime films American serial killer films Films based on American novels Lifetime (TV network) films Films directed by Bobby Roth 2010s serial killer films 2010s American films {{US-tv-film-stub