Blackbird (2012)

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An alienated teenager's posturing online threat ignites a firestorm of fear in a small community.

An unlikely friendship with a preppy classmate lands toubled teenager Sean Randall in serious hot water when he's falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario.

• Released: 2012-09-09
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 53 votes

Directed by Jason Buxton.

Top cast

• Connor Jessup as Sean Randall
• Alexia Fast as Deanna Roy
• Michael Buie as Ricky Randall
• Alex Ozerov-Meyer as Trevor
• Craig Arnold as Cory
• Tanya Clarke as Paula
• Jeremy Akerman as Superintendant Kirby
• Hezekiah Armstrong as Lucas
• John Beale as Allen
• Wayne Burns as Danny

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Blackbird

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel, Filmzie, Cineverse, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Cineverse

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