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Valley of Bones

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A disgraced paleontologist forms a tenuous alliance with a meth-addicted oil worker who discovers a monumental dinosaur fossil.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 08/31/2017
This earnest quasi-crime thriller, directed by Dan Glaser, takes too long to gain momentum and deliver the requisite action and suspense. Go to Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review 05/13/2020
The nasty, drawn-out, bloody battle for the bones is an impressive, well-paced series of small set pieces, and the result is downright impressive, tense, and even heartfelt in places. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/03/2022 The dialog in this movie sucks. I'm about ten minutes into the movie and have heard the name Ezekiel about fifty times and the name dad about thirty times in one scene. Why must they use the names so many times? Its very annoying and unnatural. See more 09/28/2017 I thoroughly enjoyed Valley of Bones. Let me be clear: this is not a perfect movie, but it's also not a massive blockbuster with the budget to make it perfect. However, for an independent film, I was thoroughly impressed and captivated. What I loved the most is how personal this could-just-be-an-action-movie was: the story follows the paths of two struggling parents, each on their journey to do right by their child, under the limitations of their major flaws (addiction and guilt). The heroes begin broken and crumble from there. It's an incredibly human story with an awesome bonus backdrop of dinosaur bones. Steven Molony has a standout performance in the role of the recovering meth addict - he is painful and heartbreaking to watch. I hope we continue to see AMC take risks in promoting fantastic, thoughtful indie film-making. See more 09/19/2017 Best movie I have seen all year! keeps you on the edge of your seat! See more 09/14/2017 The story is intriguing and unique and the cinematography is absolutely stunning. ???????????? See more 09/13/2017 Loved the movie! Well written, great story lines and great actors! Camera shots were gorgeous.. Beautiful backdrop for the movie! Music was awesome! Highly recommend See more 09/13/2017 Very interesting story with a lot of suspense. See more Read all reviews
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Dan Glaser

Director

Autumn Reeser

Anna

Rhys Coiro

Nate

Steven Molony

McCoy

Mason Mahay

Ezekiel

Alexandra Billings

Kimberly
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Synopsis A disgraced paleontologist forms a tenuous alliance with a meth-addicted oil worker who discovers a monumental dinosaur fossil.
Director
Dan Glaser
Producer
Janek Ambros, Jon L. Wanzek, Dan Glaser, Brandon Heitkamp
Screenwriter
Dan Glaser, Steven Molony, Richard M. Lewis
Distributor
Hammond Entertainment
Production Co
Unmarked Van Films, Bad Medicine Films, New Heits Entertainment, Buffalo 8 Productions, Assembly Line Entertainment
Rating
R (Violence|Drug Use|Some Nudity|Language)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$168.4K
Runtime
1h 30m
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