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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   206 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Yuri Zeltser (written by)
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Tagline:
One Shot Is All It Takes...
Plot:
A frantic young woman begs a stranger to help save her marked husband, not realizing that the stranger is the hit man hired to kill him. Experimental digital movie shot entirely in one take and in real time. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Angela Bettis ... Jay

Scott Cohen ... Stan

Henry Czerny ... Rick

David Proval ... Dad

Jill Jacobson ... Mom
Bokeem Woodbine ... Cop
Kamala Lopez ... Hilga (as Kamala Lopez-Dawson)

Joe Unger ... Motel Owner

Yury Tsykun ... Sing
Grace Cary Bickley ... Infomercial Lady
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Circle (International: English title) (literal title)
The Circle (France) [fr]
The Circle - Ein Schuss genügt schon (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
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Runtime:
103 min | France:101 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jay: How did this happen?
Rick: How does anything happen? Suddenly. Before you know it.
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Movie Connections:
References Charade (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Going In Circles more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
The Circle, A REAL Independent, 20 February 2007
8/10
Author: hdale04 from United States

Very unusual experience this film. Refreshingly, I didn't know what to expect at any given moment. The energy of the film was almost gorilla-like. The filming of the movie seemed very raw and simplistic, with a mysterious feel. I found myself eerily captivated. And the most interesting part is the dialog, simple, yet if you don't pay attention, you miss so much, even the most inane conversation is important to the plot line, brilliant! This is the first truly independent film I've seen in years. I recommend this film to anyone tired of the clean Hollywood feel of so called "independent films" these days. If you want an honest, no frills movie experience, check out this movie, you won't know WHAT hit you when your done!

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