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Dead Man's Wire (2026) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Dead Man's Wire

Movie2026·105 min

Dead Man's Wire

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Crime Drama Thriller

A crime drama film directed by Gus Van Sant.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 59%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

179 ratings

About Dead Man's Wire

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: corruption power, social injustice, obsession, late 20th century, historical event, legal, american regional, urban, rivals, anti hero, everyman, kidnapping hostage, trial courtroom, cat and mouse, corruption

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Details

Director: Gus Van Sant
Language: English

Cast

Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes

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How Dead Man's Wire Ranks

All movies

Top 59%

2020s movies

Top 64%

Crime movies

Top 57%

2020s Crime movies

Top 45%

Gus Van Sant films#10 of 20

Top 59% All movies.

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Dead Man's Wire Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

kidnapping hostagetrial courtroomcat & mousecorruption powersocial injusticeobsessionanti-heroeverymanrivalshistorical eventlegalcorruptionamerican regionalurbanlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty