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Ratchet

1996-09-12 · 114 min · ★ 4.8

Thriller

Having missed several deadlines, and with the studio's attorneys hassling him, screenwriter Elliot Callahan (Tom Gilroy) takes the advice of his agent and rents a beachside house on the island Nantucket to find the peace and quiet he needs to get the creative juices flowing. There he meets the seriously intense Henry Carver (Matthew Dixon), who's written a screenplay he wants Callahan to read. Before long, Callahan suspects that Henry might be a serial killer writing about himself and that his screenplay is worth plagiarizing.

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Directors
John Johnson
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Countries
United States of America
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Top Cast

Tom GilroyTom GilroyElliot Callahan
Margaret WelshMargaret WelshCatherine Ripley
Mitchell LichtensteinMitchell LichtensteinTim Greenleaf
Nurit KoppelJulia Webb
Matthew DixonMatthew DixonHenry Carver
Neal JonesNeal JonesSam Leary
Robert WhaleyEd (Deputy)
John MacKayChief Groves
David E. DosseyMan on Plane

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