Vengeance

    Genre
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    107 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2022
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
B.J. Novak
WRITTEN BY:
B.J. Novak
CAST INCLUDES:
B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Dove Cameron, Ashton Kutcher, Issa Rae

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Noteworthy writer BJ Novak (THE OFFICE) teams with the thriller-virtuoso studio Blumhouse Productions (GET OUT, THE PURGE), for his first directional debut about a journalist-podcaster who travels from New York to Texas to investigate the death of his former lover. It is a thrilling dark comedy that was heralded by Time Magazine as "a shrewd satire that’s a pleasure to watch." Featuring a stellar cast including Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, and Dove Cameron.

SYNOPSIS

Vengeance, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

Vengeance

    Genre
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    107 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2022
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
B.J. Novak
WRITTEN BY
B.J. Novak
CAST INCLUDES
B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Dove Cameron, Ashton Kutcher, Issa Rae
Noteworthy writer BJ Novak (THE OFFICE) teams with the thriller-virtuoso studio Blumhouse Productions (GET OUT, THE PURGE), for his first directional debut about a journalist-podcaster who travels from New York to Texas to investigate the death of his former lover. It is a thrilling dark comedy that was heralded by Time Magazine as "a shrewd satire that’s a pleasure to watch." Featuring a stellar cast including Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, and Dove Cameron.

Vengeance, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

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