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American Carnage

2022 · 101 min

A tense, satirical horror that mixes political anger with grisly shocks and uneasy laughs.

Directed by
Diego Hallivis
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega, Allen Maldonado
Tagline
No one escapes the daily grind.
Overview
After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the elder care facility, however, they discover more twisted secrets than they could have possibly imagined.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Diego Hallivis
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega, Allen Maldonado
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • aging
  • corruption
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • hospital
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour5
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, comedy, horror
Directed by
Diego Hallivis
Written by
Diego Hallivis, Julio Hallivis
Starring
Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega, Allen Maldonado, Yumarie Morales, Jorge Diaz, Bella Wholey Ortiz, Eric Dane, Brett Cullen
Music
Nima Fakhrara
Cinematography
Unax Mendia
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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