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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: After learning of his son’s heinous crimes, Ben swears that he will personally kill him. He succeeds. A rare occasion when this trope is portrayed in a somewhat positive light.]]
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* AntiVillain: Ben Russell is a Type II at the start when looking for revenge. Then it turns out he is not so much of a villain at all.
** AntiHero: Type IV.
** AntiHero: Type IV.
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* AntiVillain: Ben Russell is a Type II at the start when looking for revenge. Then it turns out he is not so much of a villain at all.
**AntiHero: Type IV.[[spoiler:Ben Russell]] once he makes his HeelFaceTurn.
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* BoomHeadshot: Used against the burglar that breaks into Richard's house, [[spoiler: the EyeScream: [[spoiler:The fat criminal with the metal tray, and Ben's son]]
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* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Sheriff [[spoiler:Sheriff Price who helps pass off a burglar as Freddy Freddy, who is hiding in Witness Protection from the Dixie Mafia.]]Mafia. While this is morally questionable, his attempting to murder Ben to maintain the lie tips him into corruption]].
* EyeScream: The burglar is shot right in the eye. Ben threatens Richard by tearing the eye out of Richard's son's teddy bear.
* EyeScream: The burglar is shot right in the eye. Ben threatens Richard by tearing the eye out of Richard's son's teddy bear.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Ben's son Freddy turns out to be alive and under Witness Protection program.]]
* PeriodPiece: The movie is set in Texas in 1989.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted with [[spoiler: Freddy]], who berates his employee for using a racist word for Brits. Although he could just have been pretending to be polite in front of a customer.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Ben's son Freddy turns out to be alive and under Witness Protection program.]]
* PeriodPiece: The movie is set in Texas in 1989.
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Richard's murder of a burglar in his house → reveals [[spoiler:a Dixie mafia informant being protected by the police and making snuff films]].
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:a snuff films trafficking lead by Ben's son Freddy Russell who everyone believed he was turns out to be alive and under the man Richard killed.Witness Protection program.]]
*NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Ben's son Freddy turns out TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Ben insists that he be the one to be alive and under Witness Protection program.]]
[[spoiler:kill his son]].
* PeriodPiece: The movie is set in Texas in1989.
1989. Period dress and technology abound. Jim has a lunch box-size cellular phone that he brags about.
*PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted PetTheDog: Ben gives a random boy a horse he made with [[spoiler: Freddy]], who berates his employee for using a racist word for Brits. Although drinking straws, showing that he could just might have been pretending to be polite in front of a customer.some decency after all.
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''Cold in July'' is a 2014 crime thriller film directed by Jim Mickle (''Film/WeAreWhatWeAre'', ''Film/StakeLand''), based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale (''Film/BubbaHoTep'').(''[[Film/BubbaHoTep Bubba Ho-Tep]]'').
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''Cold in July'' is a 2014 crime thriller film directed by Jim Mickle (''Film/WeAreWhatWeAre'', ''Film/StakeLand''), based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale (''Film/BubbaHoTep'').
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A mild-mannered father, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall), shoots a burglar in his home. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the burglar's funeral; unfortunately, the man's father (Creator/SamShepard) also shows up looking for revenge. But this is only the beginning of a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tale.
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A mild-mannered father, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall), shoots a burglar in his home. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the burglar's funeral; unfortunately, the man's father (Creator/SamShepard) also shows up up, looking for revenge. But this is only the beginning of a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tale.
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A mild mannered framer, mild-mannered father, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall), shoots a burglar. burglar in his home. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the burglar's funeral; where his unfortunately, the man's father (Creator/SamShepard) also shows up looking for revenge. But this is only the beginning of a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tale.
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''Cold in July'' is a 2014 Thriller Film by Jim Mickle (WeAreWhatWeAre, StakeLand) based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale (BubbaHoTep).
A mild mannered framer, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall) shoots a burglar. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the burglar's funeral; where his father shows up looking for revenge. But this is only the beginning of a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tale.
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* CharacterTics: Ben flicks his lighter open and shut. Richard finds this very unsettling.
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A mild mannered framer, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall) shoots a burglar. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the burglar's funeral; where his father shows up looking for revenge. But this is only the beginning of a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tail.tale.
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A mild mannered framer, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall) shoots a burglar. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the burglar's funeral; where the burglar's his father shows up looking for revenge. But this is only the beginning of a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tail of corruption and violence.tail.
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''Cold in July'' is a 2014 Thriller Film by Jim Mickle (WeAreWhatWeAre, StakeLand) based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale (BubbaHoTep). The film has an ordinary man,
A mild mannered framer, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall)who shoots an intruder in his house. Then a burglar. Consumed with guilt, Richard goes to the angry burglar's funeral; where the burglar's father of the intruder comes shows up looking for revenge. Of course But this is only the tip beginning of the story....
a [[PlotTwist long,]] [[NightmareFuel twisted]] tail of corruption and violence.
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* BlondGuysAreEvil: [[spoiler: Freddy Russell, who kidnaps and kills immigrant girls while filming the action.]]
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* {{Badass}}: All the three protagonists with Ben being the most badass.
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'''Cold in July''' is a 2014 Thriller Film by Jim Mickle (WeAreWhatWeAre, StakeLand) based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale.Lansdale (BubbaHoTep). The film has an ordinary man, Richard (Creator/MichaelCHall) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....
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Cold in July is a 2014 Thriller Film by [[StakeLand Jim]] [[Film/WeAreWhatWeAre Mickle]] based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale. The film has an ordinary man, Richard ([[{{Series/Dexter}} Michael C. Hall]]) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....
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Cold in July is a 2014 Thriller Film by [[StakeLand Jim]] [[Film/WeAreWhatWeAre Mickle]] Jim Mickle based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale. The film has an ordinary man, Richard ([[{{Series/Dexter}} Michael C. Hall]]) (Creator/MichaelCHall) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Richard didn't shoot Ben's son Freddy at all who is revealed to be alive and in Witness Protection.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted with [[spoiler: Freddy]] who berates his lackey for using a racist word for Brits. Although he could just have been pretending to be polite in front of a customer.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted with [[spoiler: Freddy]] who berates his lackey for using a racist word for Brits. Although he could just have been pretending to be polite in front of a customer.
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* PeriodPiece: The movie is set in Texas, 1989
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted with [[spoiler:
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* SnuffFilm: [[spoiler: Freddy has been hiding in Witness Protection killing illegal immigrant prostitutes with a baseball bat and filming them labelling them as [[UnusualEuphemism ''Batting Practice'']].]]
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* SnuffFilm: [[spoiler: Freddy has been hiding in Freddy, who's under a Witness Protection program, films himself killing illegal immigrant prostitutes and sell the tapes with a baseball bat and filming them labelling them such labels as [[UnusualEuphemism ''Batting Practice'']].]]
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Cold in July is a 2014 Thriller Film by [[StakeLand Jim]] [[Film/WeAreWhatWeAre Mickle]] based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale. The film has an ordinary man, Richard ([[{{Series/Dexter}} Michael C. Hall]]) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....
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Cold in July is a 2014 Thriller Film by [[StakeLand Jim]] [[Film/WeAreWhatWeAre Mickle]] based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale. The film has an ordinary man, Richard ([[{{Series/Dexter}} Michael C. Hall]]) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....story....
!!The film has the following tropes:
* AntiVillain: Ben Russell is a Type II at the start when looking for revenge. Then it turns out he is not so much of a villain at all.
** AntiHero: Type IV.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Freddy Russell.]]
* {{Badass}}: All the three protagonists with Ben being the most badass.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jim Bob, the private detective is a master of this.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Sheriff Price who helps pass off a burglar as Freddy who is hiding in Witness Protection from the Dixie Mafia.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[The ''Batting Practice'' snuff films.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Richard didn't shoot Ben's son Freddy at all who is revealed to be alive and in Witness Protection.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted with [[spoiler: Freddy]] who berates his lackey for using a racist word for Brits. Although he could just have been pretending to be polite in front of a customer.
* SnuffFilm: [[spoiler: Freddy has been hiding in Witness Protection killing illegal immigrant prostitutes with a baseball bat and filming them labelling them as [[UnusualEuphemism ''Batting Practice'']].]]
* SupportingProtagonist: The second half of the film has Richard mostly helping [[spoiler: Ben find out and ultimately kill his scumbag son.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: The whole arc of Richard revolves around this.
!!The film has the following tropes:
* AntiVillain: Ben Russell is a Type II at the start when looking for revenge. Then it turns out he is not so much of a villain at all.
** AntiHero: Type IV.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Freddy Russell.]]
* {{Badass}}: All the three protagonists with Ben being the most badass.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jim Bob, the private detective is a master of this.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler: Sheriff Price who helps pass off a burglar as Freddy who is hiding in Witness Protection from the Dixie Mafia.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[The ''Batting Practice'' snuff films.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Richard didn't shoot Ben's son Freddy at all who is revealed to be alive and in Witness Protection.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Averted with [[spoiler: Freddy]] who berates his lackey for using a racist word for Brits. Although he could just have been pretending to be polite in front of a customer.
* SnuffFilm: [[spoiler: Freddy has been hiding in Witness Protection killing illegal immigrant prostitutes with a baseball bat and filming them labelling them as [[UnusualEuphemism ''Batting Practice'']].]]
* SupportingProtagonist: The second half of the film has Richard mostly helping [[spoiler: Ben find out and ultimately kill his scumbag son.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: The whole arc of Richard revolves around this.
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Cold in July is a 2014 Thriller Film by [[StakeLand Jim]] [[WeAreWhatWeAre [[Film/WeAreWhatWeAre Mickle]] based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale. The film has an ordinary man, Richard ([[{{Series/Dexter}} Michael C. Hall]]) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....
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Cold in July is a 2014 Thriller Film by [[StakeLand Jim]] [[WeAreWhatWeAre Mickle]] based on a novel by Joe R. Lansdale. The film has an ordinary man, Richard ([[Series/Dexter ([[{{Series/Dexter}} Michael C. Hall]]) who shoots an intruder in his house. Then the angry father of the intruder comes looking for revenge. Of course this is only the tip of the story....
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