Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

One moment shattered their lives.

R 2009 · 95 min · ★ 5.9 · Crime, Drama

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

Directed by Rowan Woods · Written by Roy Freirich

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Kate Beckinsale Carla Davenport
Forest Whitaker Charlie Archenault
Guy Pearce Dr Bruce Laraby
Dakota Fanning Anne Hagen
Jeanne Tripplehorn Doris Hagen
Embeth Davidtz Lydia Jaspersen
Troy Garity Ron Abler
Josh Hutcherson Jimmy Jaspersen
Jackie Earle Haley Bob Jaspersen
Robin Weigert Lydia Jaspersen
Jennifer Hudson Kathy Archenault
Marshall Allman Dan the Bellhop

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