Cold in July

A superior piece of Texas pulp fiction.
- Scott Foundas, Variety
Cold in July is tense, gripping, gruesome, often hilarious, brilliantly engineered and highly satisfying.
- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

Synopsis

How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar, Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben, rolls into town; hell-bent on revenge. However, not all is as it seems. Shortly after Dane kills the home intruder, his life begins to unravel into a dark underworld of corruption and violence. Twists and turns continue to pile up as the film reaches its inevitable destination: a gore-soaked dead end.

Theatrical Release Date

Original Languages: English
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Running Time: 109 Mins.
Year: 2014

Credits

CAST
Don Johnson
Michael C. Hall
Nick Damici
Sam Shepard
Vinessa Shaw
Wyatt Russell
DIRECTED BY
Jim Mickle

Trailer


PHOTOS

Sam Shepard (Russel), Don Johnson (Jim Bob), and Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane) and in Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY. Courtesy of IFC Films.
Sam Shepard (Russel), Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane), and Don Johnson (Jim Bob) in Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY. Courtesy of IFC Films.
Sam Shepard (Russel), Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane), and Don Johnson (Jim Bob) in Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY. Courtesy of IFC Films.
Sam Shepard (Russel), Don Johnson (Jim Bob), and Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane) and in Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY. Courtesy of IFC Films.
Don Johnson (Jim Bob) and Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane) in Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY. Courtesy of IFC Films.
Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane) and Sam Shepard (Russel) in Jim Mickle’s COLD IN JULY. Courtesy of IFC Films.