American Violence

About American Violence

A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

American Violence (2017) is a crime thriller film directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.. Kaiwi Lyman stars as Jackson Shea, Bruce Dern as Richard Morton, Denise Richards as Amanda Tyler, and Columbus Short as Ben Woods.

It runs 107 minutes and was released in February 2017. Written by Al Lamanda.

Shelv files it under psychologist, death row, female psychologist, and neo-noir. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

Shutter Island, Cure, and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer make useful companions to American Violence, all filed under interview.