Review of Murderball (2005) by Angie S — 09 Aug 2005

Definitely the best things I saw at the 2005 Philadelphia Film Festival.

This review of Murderball (2005) was written by Angie S on 09 Aug 2005.

Murderball has generally received very positive reviews.

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