American Hangman


American Hangman is a 2019 Canadian thriller film written and directed by Wilson Coneybeare and starring Donald Sutherland and Vincent Kartheiser. The film premiered on Netflix on January 4, 2019, and showed in theatres in Canada on March 8, 2019.

Synopsis

An unidentified man posts a livestreaming 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.

Cast

The film has rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews with an average rating of. Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. Bobby LePire of Film Threat awarded the film seven and a half stars out of ten.