When the Streetlights Go On

6.8 (24 votes)• 2020• 8m•Ended

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A double-homicide in a small midwestern suburb rattles the lives of a group of teenagers and sends investigators searching for answers in the fall of 1995. A meditation on growing up, the passing of time, and the insidious violence that lurks in the suburbs.

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Languages: English

Director: Rebecca Thomas

Starring Cast: Queen Latifah, Mark Duplass, Kristine Froseth, Sophie Thatcher, Chosen Jacobs, Sam Strike

Cast

Queen Latifah

Detective Grasso

Mark Duplass

Mr. Carpenter

Kristine Froseth

Chrissy Monroe

Sophie Thatcher

Becky Monroe

Chosen Jacobs

Charlie Chambers

Sam Strike

Casper Tatum

Julia Sarah Stone

Berlice Beaman

Ben Ahlers

Brad Kirchoff

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