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Playback

Picture. Evil.

20124.21h 35mR

Overview

While digging into their town's infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now, an evil spirit has been awakened and will stop at nothing to find his true heir.

Directed by Michael A. Nickles
Written by Michael A. Nickles
Box OfficeBudget: $7.5M0

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Top Cast

Johnny Pacar

Johnny Pacar

Julian Miller

Ambyr Childers

Ambyr Childers

Riley

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Frank Lyons

Alessandra Torresani

Alessandra Torresani

Brianna Baker

Toby Hemingway

Toby Hemingway

Quinn

Lisa Jane Todd

Lisa Jane Todd

Anne Miller

Jennifer Missoni

Jennifer Missoni

DeeDee Baker

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Themes & Keywords

journalismpolice corruptionstabbingmurder investigationold footage

About Playback

Playback is a horror, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of journalism, police corruption, stabbing, murder investigation, old footage. Directed by Michael A. Nickles, it stars Johnny Pacar, Ambyr Childers, Christian Slater. While digging into their town's infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now, an evil spirit has been awakened and will stop at nothing to find his true heir.

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