American Murderer (2022)

Directed by

Matthew Gentile

Genre

crime, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This true crime drama follows Jason Derek Brown, a charismatic con man who defrauds people to fund his lavish lifestyle. As law enforcement closes in, he spirals into violent crime to escape capture.

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What happens

American Murderer is a 2022 American true crime drama film, written and directed by Matthew Gentile in his feature directorial debut. It stars Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver, Paul Schneider, Shantel VanSanten, Kevin Corrigan, and Moisés Arias. The film tells the story of Jason Derek Brown and premiered on June 27, 2022, at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily. The film was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2022, and received positive reviews, with particular praise for Pelphrey's and Weaver's performances and Gentile's direction. It also performed very well on streaming, topping charts in over 50 countries, including the top 10 on Hulu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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