Clay Pigeons

Clay Pigeons

1998 · 104 min · EN · R · 6.1 (111 votes)
Dir. David Dobkin · Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, Scott Wilson, Gregory Sporleder, Georgina Cates

Some killers are strange, some are deranged, and some are just plain psycho.

CrimeComedy

Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with their sexual affairs. Clay inadvertently befriends a serial killer named Lester Long, who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."

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A darkly funny, unsettling journey through a desolate landscape. It’s a quirky, character-driven crime film that feels both off-kilter and strangely melancholic, exploring the absurdities of human connection and desperation.

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