
Knock'em Dead
2026-04-01 · 22 min · Not rated
When a struggling actor, estranged for years from his family, Travis Hoffman, comes back home, he finds he's going to have to deal with more than, merely, a little familial drama.
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- Directors
- Isaiah Coleman
- Production companies
- Court Gesture Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000
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