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Dead Man's Wire: Star-Studded Thriller Opens January 2026

10/29/2025

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Row K Entertainment released the teaser for Dead Man’s Wire, directed by Gus Van Sant.
The film is based on the 1977 kidnapping of banker Richard Hall by Tony Kiritsis.
Colman Domingo, Bill Skarsgård, and Dacre Montgomery star.
It has a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and a 72/100 Metacritic score.
It opens in select theaters January 9, 2026, with a wider release January 16, 2026.

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Story summary

Row K Entertainment released the teaser for Dead Man’s Wire, directed by Gus Van Sant.
The film is based on the 1977 kidnapping of banker Richard Hall by Tony Kiritsis.
Colman Domingo, Bill Skarsgård, and Dacre Montgomery star.
It has a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and a 72/100 Metacritic score.
It opens in select theaters January 9, 2026, with a wider release January 16, 2026.