Sweet Virginia

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Sweet Virginia

R

2017

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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An ex-rodeo rider strikes up a friendship with a young man who may be behind the violence occurring in their small town.

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Smart and well-acted, Sweet Virginia delivers a tense, atmospheric thriller that transcends genre conventions even as it embraces them.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Dec 8, 2017

3/5

[Sweet Virginia] is a high-quality physical and psychological thriller.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Dec 1, 2017

2.5/4

A lot to take in - too much, really.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Nov 30, 2017

3/4

Director Dagg and sibling screenwriters Benjamin and Paul China ratchet up the tension. So does the eerie score by another set of siblings, Will and Brooke Blair, who previously teamed for the horror thriller Green Room.

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Erica Peplin

Vague Visages

Dec 5, 2023

Grounded by strong performances from Abbott, Bernthal and Imogen Poots, the film is a deftly made drama with intellect, suspense and more heart than you might expect.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Feb 3, 2021

4/5

Takes place against a backdrop of duplicity and dread as Dagg maintains an air of menace that keeps things interesting.

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Jul 1, 2020

B-

There's an air of menace, but little suspense. In the end, this slow-burn thriller sparks but never truly catches fire.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Sep 1, 2026

8.4/10 Thriller, Suspense, Small Town Good somber dark small town movie Kit Harrington and Jon Berthnal (Shane from Walking Dead) are the leads. Woman hires out of towner to kill her husband. He then has to kill her

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Rocky M

@RT12230845 Aug 14, 2026

It’s a shame this interesting story with good acting was filled with so much fluff. This would have made a great 30 minute episode for a thriller anthology, but it was really drawn out for a movie. So many scenes of people driving or walking from point to point. So much promise that ended with poor delivery.

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Keith B

@Okbullard Jul 16, 2026

I'd never heard of this film but it was so good. The acting and script were both top notch. I first remember Bernthal from Walking Dead and he was good in that show but here he was stellar. Abbott, Poots and Dewitt were all exceptional as well. I couldn't wait to see who Elwood would want to kill next. The ending was really good as well.

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Xane B.

@xabobinchuck Nov 26, 2025

A very solid movie, not a movie I expect from bernthal

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 Oct 3, 2025

Pleasantly surprised with this. Good drama thriller.

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Maalik G.

@LikDoe Sep 1, 2025

Like the videography. The killer was a good actor. Gave me the heebie jeebies from the start.

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Synopsis

An ex-rodeo rider strikes up a friendship with a young man who may be behind the violence occurring in their small town.

Director: Jamie M. Dagg
Producer: Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson, Fernando Loureiro
Screenwriter: Paul China, Ben China
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Automatik Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Strong Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.4K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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