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  • 2019
  • Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2019
  • Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary An unidentified man posts a live feed on social media showing that he has kidnapped two strangers and intends to kill one before the day is out. His intention is to hold a capital "trial" online. As the authorities recognize what's happening, it becomes apparent that the online public is going to act as judge and jury.

Directed By: Wilson Coneybeare

Written By: Wilson Coneybeare

  • 2019
  • Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2019
  • Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 39 m

American Hangman

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
38
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary An unidentified man posts a live feed on social media showing that he has kidnapped two strangers and intends to kill one before the day is out. His intention is to hold a capital "trial" online. As the authorities recognize what's happening, it becomes apparent that the online public is going to act as judge and jury.

Directed By: Wilson Coneybeare

Written By: Wilson Coneybeare

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
38
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50% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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50% Mixed
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75
Jan 27, 2019
American Hangman makes a mystery out of a few things that are too easy to guess, so it takes a while to get going. However, thanks to sharp direction, an original take on the dramatic police procedural, and a truly excellent, very game cast, the movie is a worthwhile 100-minute watch.
By Bobby LePire FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 3, 2019
A chin-scratching B picture that fares best when it sticks with stars Donald Sutherland and Vincent Kartheiser, it gets less convincing the farther it strays from the two-hander at its core.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 8, 2019
American Hangman belongs to that species of grade-Z movie that’s at once grisly and pretentious. It’s trash with a lot on its mind.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
30
Jan 7, 2019
American Hangman, a bar thought experiment turned into a film every bit as simple and bad-taste-leaving as that would imply, only has use for humans as sock puppets.
By Emily Yoshida FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Hangman Justice Productions, Stirling Bridge Entertainment
Release Date Jan 4, 2019
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Tagline A NEW KIND OF TRIAL (poster)
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Awards

Writers Guild of Canada
• 1 Nomination

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