2013 • United States • Directed by E.L. Katz

A razor-sharp blend of thriller and the blackest of comedies, Cheap Thrills takes an ordinary night out among friends and turns it into a cruel, twisted game of survival. Fired from his job and facing eviction, this might be the worst night of Craig's life. While drowning his sorrows in a bar, he runs into Vince, a childhood friend he hasn't seen in years. Their reunion takes an unexpected turn when they're approached by Colin and Violet, an eccentric and wealthy couple with a strange but simple offer: complete a few dares for cash. Sounds like an easy payday... at first. As the stakes rise and the dares become ever more twisted, Craig and Vince are pushed to their physical and moral limits in a warped contest where only one can come out on top. Starring Pat Healy and Sara Paxton from The Innkeepers alongside Ethan Embry (Vacancy) and David Koechner (Krampus), and marking the audacious debut of director E.L. Katz, Cheap Thrills is a tense and darkly hilarious look at the road from desperation, to recklessness, to savagery.