Dead Man's Wire
“His revolution was televised.”
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.
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Bill Skarsgård
Tony Kiritsis
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Richard Hall
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Stranger Things
Power Rangers
Al Pacino
M.L. Hall
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The Godfather Part II
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Colman Domingo
Fred Temple
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Euphoria
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Myha'la
Linda Page
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Leave the World Behind
Industry
Cary Elwes
Michael Grable
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Saw
The Princess Bride
Kelly Lynch
Mabel Hall
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Road House
Charlie's Angels
John Robinson
John
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Lords of Dogtown
Elephant
Vinh Nguyen
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4400
NEXT
Mark Helms
Frank Love
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Idiots
Todd Gable
Chief Gallagher
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Lioness
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Michael Ashcraft
George Martz
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Gus Van Sant Director · Austin Kolodney Writer Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $13M · United States release January 9, 2026
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,248,569
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Elevated Films
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Balcony 9 Productions
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RNA Pictures
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TPC
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Sobini Films
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Co Created Media
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Copper Island
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Last Mile Productions
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Wrong Turn Productions
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SIPUR
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Construction Film
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Streamline Global
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Pressman Film
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Space Pilot Media
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WME Independent
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Pinstripes
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Film Manufacturers
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LB Entertainment
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Edith Productions
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YO Productions
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Filmhedge
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Sillen Productions
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Punch Once
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Eterna
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Notorious Productions Film Fund
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VL Entertainment
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Raised by Wolves Pictures
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United States · Israel · Cyprus · Germany
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · January 9, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · February 24, 2026
Digital
United States
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
November 3, 2025 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS
November 4, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Coronado Island Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · MoMA - The Contenders
December 5, 2025 · Premiere · Sun Valley Film Festival
January 6, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Argentina
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
June 9, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
June 18, 2026 · Premiere · Bangalow Film Festival
July 18, 2026 · Premiere · Revelation Perth International Film Festival
August 8, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 9, 2026 · Physical
Belgium
February 2, 2026 · Premiere · Ostend Film Festival
April 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
October 16, 2026 · Digital · VOD
Bulgaria
August 7, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Chile
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical · A12
Denmark
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 10, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
April 24, 2026 · Theatrical
France
April 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
June 28, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Greece
June 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Guatemala
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 7, 2026 · Limited theatrical · KlikFilm Showcase
Ireland
March 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
July 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Lithuania
June 25, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Malta
June 23, 2026 · Premiere · Mediterrane Film Festival
Mexico
July 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Morocco
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 30, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 31, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Panama
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Poland
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · American Film Festival
Portugal
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · Lisboa Film Festival
Puerto Rico
February 5, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Russia
May 29, 2026 · Digital
South Africa
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 20, 2026 · Theatrical
June 5, 2026 · Digital · Sky Cinema
September 14, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Montevideo International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical
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