Endangered Species

Endangered Species

What you don't know can kill you.

R 1982 · 97 min · ★ 4.9 · Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.

Directed by Alan Rudolph · Written by Alan Rudolph

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