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Circle

Name: Circle
Director: Mario Miscione
Released: 2015

2015 film directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione

FilmfilmQ21198138

Released: 2015
Director: Mario Miscione
, Aaron Hann
Cast: Carter Jenkins
, Julie Benz
Runtime: 87 min
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
, Netflix

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Circle is a 2015 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione. The ensemble cast includes Carter Jenkins, Lawrence Kao, Allegra Masters, Michael Nardelli, Julie Benz, Mercy Malick, Lisa Pelikan, and Cesar Garcia. It was inspired by the 1957 drama 12 Angry Men and was shot in 2014. It premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 28, 2015, before being released to video-on-demand on October 16. In the film, fifty people wake up in a darkened room, only to find that one of them is killed every two minutes or when they attempt to leave. When they realize that they can control which person is selected to die, blocs emerge based on personal values.

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Title: Circle
Color: color
Kijkwijzer rating: 9 content descriptor: Fear, Coarse language
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/index.php?id=26&i=247318
2.kijkwijzer.nl/films/circle/Retrieved 2025-06-14
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Distribution format: video on demand
Social media followers: 7,597(January 11, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 796076551326429184
8,008(April 27, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 796076551326429184
Review score: 57%(January 5, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 7 critic review
4.2(January 26, 2023) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2022-08-10
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Depicts: LGBTQ character
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1.“Circle Movie Explained (2015 Netflix Circle Ending Explained)”thisisbarry.com/film/circle-movie-explained-2015-netflix-circle-ending-explained/Retrieved 2024-03-01
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