5.9 Score

2007 • 1h 21min • R • Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

The Poughkeepsie Tapes

"The Terror is Real"

When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.

IMDb 5.9

RT 67%

Director

John Erick Dowdle

Writers

Drew Dowdle

John Erick Dowdle

Composer

Keefus Ciancia

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Stacy Chbosky

Cheryl Dempsey

Ben Messmer

Edward 'Ed' Carver

Lou George

Felton Lewis

Ivar Brogger

Leonard Schway

Michael Lawson

Simon Alray

Amy Lyndon

Alice Endrisart

Ron Harper

Mike Moakes

Samantha Robson

Samantha Baker

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Stacy Chbosky Cheryl Dempsey

Ben Messmer Edward 'Ed' Carver

Lou George Felton Lewis

Ivar Brogger Leonard Schway

Michael Lawson Simon Alray

Amy Lyndon Alice Endrisart

Ron Harper Mike Moakes

Samantha Robson Samantha Baker

Kim Kenny Pam Frears

Beth Tapper Karen Tyler

Iris Bahr Aretha Creely

Scott Beehner Jason Ribling

Linda Bisesti Sandra Willets

Lisa Black Victoria Dempsey

Marissa N. Blanchard Cindy Jenner

Oto Brezina Arnold Montufar

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