Lilo & Stitch Star Unleashes Blood-Soaked Revenge in Violent Ends Trailer

IFC just dropped the trailer for Violent Ends, a revenge-soaked crime thriller led by Billy Magnussen. It hits theaters October 31. Halloween release for a non-horror? Sure. The mood fits.

The setup

Magnussen plays Lucas Frost, a guy born into a crime family who is trying very hard to live like a civilian. He and his fiancee, Emma (Alexandra Shipp), are building a future far from the family business when his cousin Eli blows back into town fresh out of prison. Then things escalate fast: an armed robbery, fallout that turns brutal, and the trailer strongly suggests Emma is murdered. From there, Lucas stops running from the family legacy and leans into it. Hard.

"Set in the Ozark Mountains, Lucas Frost (Magnussen) is an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence. As Lucas tries to make a peaceful life of his own with his fiancee, Emma (Shipp), he is suddenly pulled back into the family business when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery with brutal consequences."

That Ozarks backdrop plus a blood-debt grief spiral gives this one a grim, flinty vibe. Not subtle, but the trailer sells it.

Who is involved (and when it lands)

• Lead: Billy Magnussen (Road House, Lilo & Stitch) as Lucas Frost
• Key cast: Alexandra Shipp as Emma; James Badge Dale; Kate Burton; Ray McKinnon; Nick Stahl
• Writer/Director: John-Michael Powell
• Producers: Undine Buka, Vincent Sieber
• Executive Producers: Cathy Fegan-Kim, Alex Kim
• Behind the camera: Elijah Guess (director of photography); Mark Gasparo (editor); Christian Snell (production designer); Kristen Kopp (costume designer); Anthony Willis (composer)
• Setting: Ozark Mountains
• Distributor: IFC Films
• Release: In theaters starting October 31