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Ben, a journalist from New York City, travels to West Texas in order to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with while recording a murder mystery podcast along the way.
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Standard length · 1h 48m
At 1h 48m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Comedy · Mystery · Thriller
TMDB files it under comedy, mystery, and thriller.
2 subscriptions · 6 to rent · 5 to buy
Included with 2 subscription services: Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Listed to rent from 6 stores. Listed to buy from 5 stores.
6.6 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 494 votes, a positive audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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