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2017
R
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
1 h 38 m

2017
R
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
1 h 38 m

Summary Decorated homicide detective Ray Archer (Al Pacino) partners with criminal profiler Will Ruiney (Karl Urban) to catch one of the city's notoriously vicious serial killers, who is playing a twisted version of murder using the child's game… Hangman, while journalist Christi Davies (Brittany Snow) reports on the crime spree, shadowing the d...

Directed By: Johnny Martin

Written By: Michael Caissie, Charles Huttinger

2017
R
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
1 h 38 m

2017
R
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
1 h 38 m

Hangman

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

31

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 23 User Ratings

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Summary Decorated homicide detective Ray Archer (Al Pacino) partners with criminal profiler Will Ruiney (Karl Urban) to catch one of the city's notoriously vicious serial killers, who is playing a twisted version of murder using the child's game… Hangman, while journalist Christi Davies (Brittany Snow) reports on the crime spree, shadowing the d...

Directed By: Johnny Martin

Written By: Michael Caissie, Charles Huttinger

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

13% Positive
1 Review

13% Mixed
1 Review

75% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

13% Positive
1 Review

13% Mixed
1 Review

75% Negative
6 Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times

Dec 19, 2017

In its own cheesy and entertaining way, Hangman kept me guessing throughout

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 21, 2017

Despite his extensive action movie experience, director Johnny Martin (Vengeance: A Love Story) fails to invest the violence with much suspense. He also doesn't elicit the best work from his performers, with Urban and Snow unable to overcome their characters' stereotypical aspects.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 23 User Ratings

13% Positive
3 Ratings

43% Mixed
10 Ratings

43% Negative
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User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 23 User Ratings

13% Positive
3 Ratings

43% Mixed
10 Ratings

43% Negative
10 Ratings

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Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

May 20, 2018

Such a poor movie. I don't know why Al Pacino did this, it's so sad. Some episodes of criminal series are far better than this.

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juliankennedy23

Apr 2, 2018

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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Dec 21, 2017

If Hangman were just a tad less formulaic, and settled for a slightly smaller body count, it might pass muster as the pilot movie for a basic cable police procedural.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Dec 21, 2017

Hangman is riddled with holes — blank spaces, if you will.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Dec 21, 2017

With a dirge-like pace that provides ample opportunity to figure it all out well ahead of the protagonists, you keep wishing somebody would buy a vowel to hurry things along.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

Dec 22, 2017

A cheapo “Seven” knock-off that one would be tempted to suggest is beneath the talents of everyone involved, but they knew what they were getting into when they read it.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

Nov 27, 2017

Hangman is ridiculous from the start.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Jul 11, 2019

This is not just one of the worst Se7en rip-offs, it's also one of the worst films I've ever seen. Also, I've seen this after only one day of seeing The Emoji Movie! Two points because: 1) It has one shot that looks good. 2) It wasn't the most boring thing I've seen in my life. (2/10)

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Sep 8, 2020

I gave it a one cuz I love Pachino and Karl Urban, but I think they were doing the writer and director a favor by being involved in this awful movie. 1. Writing is sooo bad, plot is predictable, could have been good, the script needed to be re written and re written. It has so many holes. 2. The script is so bad that it can’t even be saved by Pachinoas acting, or Karl Urban 3. The news reporter, Brittney snow, has no business being there at EVERY crime scene...very unrealistic that they would allow a reporter follow the cops this close at all times and her presence is useless in way 4. They had Sarah Shahi as the chief police...come **** look at her and she looks like she is ready for a CoverGirl photo shoot! She is soooooo not believable as a tough police chief! She was icing on cake, I could not watch anymore. Baaad casting. Someone should have cought that

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Feb 28, 2018

Al Pacino, Karl Urban, what could go wrong? This by-the-numbers mystery crime thriller is unwatchable. Al Pacino phones in his performance and Karl Urban tries but doesn't have much to work with. The ending that alludes to a sequel is laughable.

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Production Company Patriot Pictures, Cheyenne Enterprises, Hangman Productions, Moonstone Entertainment, Saban Films

Release Date Dec 22, 2017

Duration 1 h 38 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline The killing game.

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