American Murderer

American Murderer is an American true-crime drama film, written and directed by Matthew Gentile (in his feature directorial debut). It stars Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Philippe, Jacki Weaver, Paul Schneider, Shantel VanSanten, Kevin Corrigan and Moisés Arias.

American Murderer
Directed byMatthew Gentile
Written byMatthew Gentile
Produced by
  • Kevin Matusow
  • Carissa Buffel
  • Gia Walsh
  • Kara Baker
  • Jennifer Konawal
  • Adeel Ahmed
Starring
CinematographyKalilah Robinson
Edited by
  • Matt Allen
  • Christopher Young
Music byScott Gentile
Production
companies
  • The Traveling Picture Show Company
  • Gigi Films
Distributed bySaban Films (US & Canada), Universal Pictures (International)
Release date
  • October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

In December 2020, it was announced Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Philippe, Jacki Weaver, Paul Schneider, Shantel VanSanten, Kevin Corrigan and Moisés Arias had joined the cast of the film, with Matthew Gentile directing from a screenplay he wrote.[1][2]

Principal photography began in Utah in December 2020 and wrapped in January of 2021 with pick-ups and second unit photography done in April 2021 .[3]

Release

American Murderer had its world premiere on June 27, 2022 at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily.[4]

After early screenings at multiple festivals including Newport Beach, Boston, Fayetteville, and Buffalo -- the film won the Artistic Director's Award at the San Diego International Film Festival in October 2022, Best Narrative Feature at Fayetteville Film Fest, and Best Actor (Tom Pelphrey) and Best Music (Scott Gentile) at the Boston Film Festival.[5]

On July 19, 2022, it was announced in Variety that Saban Films bought the rights to distribute American Murderer in the United States and Canada. It was released exclusively in theaters on October 21st, 2022 before coming out on digital/demand.[6] The film will be released internationally in January 2023 by Universal Pictures.

References
  1. N'Duka, Amanda (December 7, 2020). "Tom Pelphrey, Idina Menzel, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver Join 'American Murderer' Movie From Traveling Picture Show Company & GiGi Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. Lang, Brent (December 10, 2020). "Paul Schneider, Shantel VanSanten, Kevin Corrigan, and Moises Arias Join 'American Murderer' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. "American Murderer". Utah Film Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. Trabattoni, Alina (June 17, 2022). "Taormina Film Festival unveils line-up including American Murderer, Baby Pyramid". ScreenDaily. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. "2022 Award Winners". San Diego International Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  6. "Saban Buys Ryan Phillippe, Tom Pelphrey Crime Thriller 'American Murderer' (EXCLUSIVE)". 19 July 2022.
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