Dead Man's Wire

About Dead Man's Wire

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.

Gus Van Sant's Dead Man's Wire is a 2026 crime thriller film. Bill Skarsgård takes the lead as Tony Kiritsis, Dacre Montgomery as Richard Hall, Cary Elwes as Michael Grable, and Myha'la as Linda Page.

At 106 minutes long, it arrived in January 2026. Written by Austin Kolodney. Production companies include Balcony 9 Productions, Construction Film, and Elevated Films. It is adapted from real events.

Members will find hostage, cautionary, courtroom, and banker in it. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. It scores 6.5 out of 10 from 238 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

At Close Range, The Raspberry Reich, and Dawn of the Dead make useful companions to Dead Man's Wire, all filed under 1970s and father son relationship.