American Carnage

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American Carnage

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Released Jul 15, 2022

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the eldercare facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility's supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

A lively, impassioned and only slightly exaggerated take on how some people use anti-immigrant sentiment to distract from their own monstrous crimes.

Jul 15, 2022

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Leigh Monson

AV Club

The film doesn’t reach the stylistic or narrative highs of its obvious predecessor, but if it’s not quite Get Out, the Hallivis Brothers translate issues facing Hispanic Americans to a horror scenario well worth getting into.

Rated: B

Jul 14, 2022

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

American Carnage is a relevant political horror film wrapped in a satirical comedy.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 19, 2022

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Kat Hughes

THN

An interesting Latino spin on Jordan Peele’s Get Out, American Carnage blends horror, comedy, and political messages to create an entertaining story with an important moral core.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 16, 2022

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Though the film targets the right bad guys, it poorly tells its story.

Rated: C+

Aug 7, 2022

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

For a while, it seems to be succeeding. But then the film resets itself once, and then again, and ultimately pivots far away from what it was doing well.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 5, 2022

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Morty Steinberg

Best movie Ive seen in a long time!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/16/22

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Jasmin M

I’m not gonna lie the concept has potential, but I feel like this should be more like a series instead of a movie. After watching it felt like there was a lot of things missing. I’ll be honest great concept needs better production and direction🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Dan W

Welcome to 2025………..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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D3m0n1k K

I'm seeing a lot of reviews complaining about this film being unrealistic, stupid, cheesy, etc. Well....duh! The plot basically tells you up front that this is an unrealistic, completely fantastical, outrageous story without any promises of intellectual social commentary or political agenda. So if you're watching this expecting ultra realism, and deep character driven exposition you've set yourself up for disappointment. There is some genuine comic relief with a couple of the characters and Jenna Ortega, as always, is a bright spot of the film with her typical snotty and rebellious attitude If you actually take the time to WATCH the film and understand everything it turns out there is actually some relevant social commentary regarding the treatment of the elderly, "weak", or undesirables of society and how large corporations and the government see the general public as simply a means to an end. That end being financial gain. The fact is, this film delivers what is promised and nothing more. It is a comical and unrealistic fantasy made simply to entertain. There MAY be a message buried in the mix but that can be avoided and ignored easily and you can enjoy the film for the stupid and humorous ride it is meant to be.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Maria R

It is a jaw dropping film that went 0-100 fast,I would most definitely recommend it.you would ether love it or hate it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Jenna's F

Love Jenna Ortega's Acting skills 💝

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the eldercare facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility's supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.

Director: Diego Hallivis
Screenwriter: Diego Hallivis, Julio Hallivis
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Saban Films
Rating: R (Gore|Drug Use|Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Nudity|Some Disturbing Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 15, 2022
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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