American Hangman

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American Hangman

2019

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

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A kidnapping, broadcast live on social media, turns into the trial of a judge who presided over a botched criminal case. This time, however, the audience gets to play judge and jury, deciding if the judge himself gets to live or die.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

01/05/2019

The film is done in by its cardboard indictment of The System. Trial by social media is a good subject for a movie, but not when it spends so much time smacking its lips at the corruption it's pointing its finger at.

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Emily Yoshida

New York Magazine/Vulture

01/04/2019

American Hangman is college-level death penalty discourse, appropriately armed with what appears to be a college-level production budget.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

01/03/2019

Coneybeare appears to be constructing workplace dramas based on things he knows only from other, better movies.

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/13/2019

It starts to feel a little bit phony.

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

01/07/2019

7.5/10

[It] 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 worthwhile.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

01/04/2019

3/5

This modest but pessimistic drama about social ills may feel a little familiar, but the intelligent banter, a superior central performance, and one or two likable supporters keep it crackling along.

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Aundrea E

@RT42336197 06/24/2024

Blegh. A superficial charge of the justice system

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KB B

@Okbullard 04/26/2024

Overall it was a good film with decent acting and storyline. I would have given it another star but the ending was lacking. I doubt I'd ever watch it again.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 03/13/2023

A Saw-lite movie with some added twists such as social media and a faux court proceeding. The villain wasn't anywhere near as intelligent as Jigsaw, not very intelligent or original logic. Other aspects were just hard to believe in parts. Mildly intriguing.

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TheRrevn57

@RT17853260 01/03/2023

An amazing, suspenseful, poignant commentary on today's inept legal system. Donald Sutherlands gives an outstanding performance along with the intense delivery of Vincent Kartheiser. I totally admire script writer Wilson Coneybeare and hope he creates more low budget gold.

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jelisije j

@jjosifovic 11/28/2022

An entertaining movie that really makes you think about the justice system in America and how fair it is, but the last 2 minutes weakens this film.

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alain e

@AlainE 11/03/2022

For whatever reason the director is not a darling of the critics. This is a very watchable movie with a solid story and very good acting. I think that Donald Sutherland at his phase of his career is able to judge if a movie is worthy of his talent and reputation. The cinematography and the music are also very good.

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A kidnapping, broadcast live on social media, turns into the trial of a judge who presided over a botched criminal case. This time, however, the audience gets to play judge and jury, deciding if the judge himself gets to live or die.

Director: Wilson Coneybeare
Producer: Wilson Coneybeare, Meredith Fowler, Jim Sternberg
Screenwriter: Wilson Coneybeare
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment, Aqute Media
Production Co: Vertical Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 39m

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