This grisly 2021 crime thriller bases some of its gory details on an actual criminal case.

Rhoades' story was significantly altered for the movie, but the crux of his crimes remains.

It also pushes the real-life timeline of Rhoades' story forward from the late 1980s to 2004.

Midnight in the Switchgrass Bruce Willis, Megan Fox

The names of everyone and specific details of his case were also changed.

Rhoades' story is not the only thing that inspired the movie, though.

Other details ofMidnight in the Switchgrasscame from a more general criminal trend that has plagued American highways for decades.

Megan Fox as Rebecca Lombardo in Midnight in the Switchgrass

Im so excited that the world is finally able to see it.

Its based on the true story of the FBIs Highway Serial Killings Initiative that started in 2009."

Women in so-called high-risk lifestyles involving substance abuse and prostitution were being abducted by long-haul truck drivers.

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Our film is giving a voice to the stories weve never heard from the thousands of missing girls.

The film is about female solidarity.

Midnight in the Switchgrassis streaming on Netflix.

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