Dead Man's Wire
“His revolution was televised.”
2025 · 1 h 45 min
Gus Van SantCast
Bill Skarsgård 
Dacre Montgomery 
Al Pacino 
Colman Domingo Myha'la 
Cary Elwes
Credits
Written by: Austin Kolodney
Plot
In 1977, a real-estate developer rigs a dead man's switch to himself and a mortgage banker, demanding millions.
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Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (14,969 votes)
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