An Amish Murder

An Amish Murder

Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve.

Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal

Produced by Lifetime

201384 min5.8 / 10

A dark mystery thriller centered on a trauma survivor returning to her hometown to confront buried secrets and unresolved violence from her past.

The Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder, a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.

Questions people ask

  • Is An Amish Murder sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is An Amish Murder scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is An Amish Murder violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does An Amish Murder end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is An Amish Murder easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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