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The Hangman

The Hangman

Horror · Thriller · 2024

Troubled father Leon takes son camping in Appalachia. Local cult summons evil Hangman demon. Son goes missing. Leon must confront cult, monster to find him amid rising body count.

Movie details

The Hangman

“Give the devil his due.”

2024 Horror · Thriller 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

Troubled father Leon takes son camping in Appalachia. Local cult summons evil Hangman demon. Son goes missing. Leon must confront cult, monster to find him amid rising body count.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Hangman?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bruce Wemple

Written by

Bruce Wemple · LeJon Woods

LeJon Woods

LeJon Woods

Cast

Daniel Martin Berkey

Daniel Martin Berkey

Cast

Lindsey Dresbach

Lindsey Dresbach

Cast

Jefferson Cox

Jefferson Cox

Cast

Kaitlyn Lunardi

Kaitlyn Lunardi

Billy

Court is in session

Put The Hangman on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.