Reason to Die

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Reason to Die

1990

1h 37m

3.8(3 votes)

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Crime

Thriller

Overview

A cop sets up his girlfriend as a target in order to trap a serial killer.

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19 members

Acting

Wings Hauser

Elliot Canner

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Anneline Kriel

Lena Wallace

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Arnold Vosloo

Wesley Wilson

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Norman Anstey

Vinny

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Liam Cundill

Rusty

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Patrick Lyster

Detective Silver

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Charles Comyn

Bill Polder

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Paul Slabolepszy

Kyle Bellows

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Adrian Waldron

Police Officer

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David Vlok

Police Officer

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Robin Smith

Otto

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Alan Granville

Capt. Peters

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Anthony Fridjhon

Chief Thompson

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Jeremy Eve

Police Officer

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Lynda Marshall

Landlady

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Directing

Debra Deats

Kyle Bellows

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Kryska Wilkowska

Alice

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Maureen Lahoud

Janet

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Nadia Bilchik

Street Hooker

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