Cheap Thrills
2013 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 6.4 · 76% critics
After losing his job and facing eviction, a desperate new father falls into a wealthy couple’s strange game of cash-for-dares during a night out. What starts as awkward fun quickly turns into a tense test of pride, need, and how far someone might go for money.
Where to watch
Streaming on Shudder, MIDNIGHT PULP and Fandor.
1 hour to watch.
Stream (included)
Streaming availability and prices may be inaccurate or change — verify with the provider before subscribing.
unSUB's subscription recommendations are informational only, not financial advice.
More value for your money
Similar titles, ranked by watch-hours per subscription dollar.
Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-03-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (451 votes)
- Box office
- $59,424
- Budget
- $100,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy dark, pressure-cooker thrillers built around risky choices and moral discomfort, especially if What You Wish For or 11:14 worked for you; Not for you if you want light humor or easy viewing.
Pros: gripping premise; tense escalation; dark entertainment | Cons: too disturbing for some; thin character connection; not very scary
Themes
- cocaine
- dark comedy
- challenge
- vomit
- birthday party
- strip club
- money
- murder
- mechanic
- extramarital affair
- dead dog
- money problems
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Pat Healy
as Craig
Ethan Embry
as Vince
Sara Paxton
as Violet
David Koechner
as Colin
Amanda Fuller
as Audrey
Laura Covelli
as Caryn
Elissa Dowling
as Tweaker
Todd Farmer
as Security Guard
- EG
Eric Neil Gutierrez
as Enrique
- SK
Sam Ketcherside
as Angry Stripper
Directed by E.L. Katz