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American Carnage

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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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American Carnage is an unsubtle but intermittently sharp horror-comedy whose macabre, politically charged satire is promising yet too thinly spread to fully cohere.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 07/15/2022
A lively, impassioned and only slightly exaggerated take on how some people use anti-immigrant sentiment to distract from their own monstrous crimes. Go to Full Review
Leigh Monson AV Club 07/14/2022
B
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. Go to Full Review
Molly Henery The Blogging Banshee 09/19/2022
7/10
American Carnage is a relevant political horror film wrapped in a satirical comedy. Go to Full Review
Kat Hughes THN 09/16/2022
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/07/2022
C+
Though the film targets the right bad guys, it poorly tells its story. Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver Tilt Magazine 08/05/2022
2/5
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. Go to Full Review
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Morty Steinberg 07/16/2022 Best movie Ive seen in a long time! See more andrea c Nov 19 Film folle e totalmente irrazionale, con una premessa politicizzata ed estremizzata che fa sembrare il film come ad una denuncia sotto forma di documentario; salvo poi ben presto diventare una parodia assurda ed horror sulla gestione dell'immigrazione. Il film è talmente folle da risultare parzialmente interessante, la CGi sull'invecchiamento non è malvagia, mentre le sequenze di azione sono assolutamente inguardabili. Complessivamente il film diverte ma tutto sommato lascia veramente poco. See more VITALII H @freakynickison Oct 28 Long story short. The government decided to send the illegal immigrants back to their home country. But also they were given a chance to stay in the US only if they would work at the senior center. That's where the horror stuff comes in. Acting was very mid You could see what the main characters were going through but you couldn't feel it. The first half of the movie seemed really promising. However the plot is a combination of the movies I saw before. See more Jasmin M Sep 21 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🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ See more Dan W @Dan1964 Jul 28 Welcome to 2025……….. See more D3m0n1k K Jun 15 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. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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