The Murder Game is an American

Cinema of the United States

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 horror film

Horror film

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 starring Steve Polites, Katie Sirk, Samuel Klein and directed by Robert Harari. The film is distributed by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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 and Lightyear Entertainment

Lightyear Entertainment

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Plot

A group of teenagers create a game where one of them is secretly a killer while the others are victims. Using prop weapons, the killer must eliminate the other players before being discovered. The teens sneak into a warehouse late at night to play the game but things turn horrific when the players begin dying for real.

Awards

• Best Feature, Terror Film Festival (2006)
• Best Feature, Salem Independent Horror Film Festival (2006)

Sources

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