Boneyard

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Boneyard

R

2024

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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When the skeletal remains of eleven women and girls are discovered in the New Mexico desert, an extensive investigation is launched. Inspired by true crime stories, this chilling crime-thriller follows Police Chief Carter (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson), Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt), and Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson) in a multi-agency effort to identify and apprehend the killer. As each of their agendas and methods clash, a tangled web of intrigue casts suspicion in all directions.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 4, 2024

3/4

This is a B-movie through and through, but thanks in large part to a deep cast of familiar faces and reliable character actors, it's a solid crime thriller that respects the true-life blueprint of the story.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Jul 1, 2024

This trashy trawl through a fictionalized version of the “West Mesa Murders" is the kind of dubiously moralizing exploitation exercise that makes Sound of Freedom look like a noble class act by comparison.

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Michael A. Smith

MediaMikes

Aug 26, 2024

4/5

The film is well cast, with Gibson and Van Holt leading the way.

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Jul 30, 2024

6/10

An above average take on a true crime.

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jul 13, 2024

It's interesting, but you have to know going in that the basic case was never solved, and they stay true to that.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Jul 8, 2024

The culprit behind these murders has still never been found, which this screenplay mostly uses as fodder for a bit of psycho-thriller exploitation.

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David M

Jul 7, 2024

Very good story. Kept our interest. Worth seeing.

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Michelle Z

@RT15563132 4 days ago

This movie made me sign up for a rotten tomatoes account to give it a half star. Don’t watch it.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 29, 2026

Boneyard = a *2* star Movie!

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Denis B

@DenisB Sep 11, 2026

You can feel the budget being pinched as the movie progressed

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R W

@R.w.65 Aug 22, 2026

Love you Mel but, this was a Boring dud! Came across as a “B movie”

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Vicki G

@vicki1956 Jun 28, 2026

I really wanted to like this movie. I read enough to know it was VERY loosely based on a real life case in NM. So I didn’t have any expectations. And there are some good actors in this. I still like Mel Gibson, even I think he’s nuts. But this movie was scattered, hard to follow at times, and does not have an ending that is satisfying or that gives closure. Worth watching, I guess, just don’t expect a lot.

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Synopsis

When the skeletal remains of eleven women and girls are discovered in the New Mexico desert, an extensive investigation is launched. Inspired by true crime stories, this chilling crime-thriller follows Police Chief Carter (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson), Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt), and Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson) in a multi-agency effort to identify and apprehend the killer. As each of their agendas and methods clash, a tangled web of intrigue casts suspicion in all directions.

Director: Asif Akbar
Producer: Vincent E. McDaniel, Colin Bates, Marc Danon, Roy Scott MacFarland, Tamas Nadas
Screenwriter: Hank Byrd, Koji Steven Sakai
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: The Film Post, Dream Syndicate, Dream Team Productions, Busy Day Productions, Tetrad Studios, 120dB Films, One Dollar Studios, Avail Entertainment, FilmLens
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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