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Switchback1997

Name: Switchback
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 1997-10-31
Rating: 5.9

“The hunter becomes the hunted.”

Directed by Jeb Stuart

5.9

Crypt Score

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IMDb 6.4Rotten Tomatoes 32%TMDB 6.0

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Year

1997

Runtime

118 min

Box Office

Budget

$37,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$6,482,195

Domestic

$6,492,660

The premise

After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.

Horror Vault's take

A haunted FBI agent defies orders and follows a trail of bodies deep into the American Southwest, convinced a prolific serial killer has taken his young son. As a winter storm closes in on a small Texas town, the hunt grows dangerously personal — and the killer may be closer than anyone suspects. Local sheriff Buck Olmstead watches the investigation spiral with growing unease, torn between law, politics, and survival. With a strong ensemble of character actors anchoring every scene, Switchback builds its dread through atmosphere and cat-and-mouse tension rather than graphic shock.

Content: Depictions Of Serial Murder, Child Kidnapping Themes, Violence