The Killing of America
1981·Documentary·1h 35m
7.1
★
A documentary of the decline of America, composed of archival material and exclusive footage, carnage, madness, and mayhem with an unapologetic sincerity on the factual depiction of violence in the industrialized nation of the United States. Featuring a juxtaposition of detailed accounts of terrible acts, brutal behavior, and interviews from experts and convicted killers alike.
Directed by Sheldon Renan
american way of life
murder
serial killer
killing spree
gun violence
usa history
spree killer
race relations
united states of america (usa)
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Cast
Thomas Noguchi
Self
Sirhan Sirhan
Self
Wayne Henley
Self
Ed Kemper
Self
Susan Atkins
Self (archive footage)
David Berkowitz
Self (archive footage)
Kenneth Bianchi
Self (archive footage)
Ted Bundy
Self (archive footage)
Juan Corona
Self (archive footage)
Richard J. Daley
Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne Gacy
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Sheldon Renan
Director
Leonard Schrader
Writer
Chieko Schrader
Writer
W. Michael Lewis
Original Music Composer
Lee Percy
Editor
Willy Kurant
Director of Photography
Leonard Schrader
Producer
Sheldon Renan
Line Producer
Popular Reviews
32 reviews
Jaiden
8.0★ · 12/01/24
America is its own worst enemy
“I wish for peace in the Middle East”
“I wish for peace in the Middle East”
America is its own worst enemy
“I wish for peace in the Middle East”
“I wish for peace in the Middle East”
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luuk
7.0★ · 07/09/26
het enige wat ik miste was milly bobby brown die imagine van john lennon meezingt op het einde
het enige wat ik miste was milly bobby brown die imagine van john lennon meezingt op het einde
damfino196
7.0★ · 11/20/25
If this came out today it would probably feature the video of Charlie Kirk being shot in slow mo with an ominous voiceover
If this came out today it would probably feature the video of Charlie Kirk being shot in slow mo with an ominous voiceover
fives
1.2★ · 07/31/25
An exploitative, deeply unpleasant documentary, purely consisting of archival footage and images of murders, suicides, assassinations, crime scenes, autopsies, dead bodies and more. The Killing of America aims to showcase the rampant crime and corruption of the USA, yet it does absolutely nothing to explore the social or political issues underlining almost all of the tragedies shown throughout the doc. The filmmakers seemingly take no interest in anything other than the pure shock-value of seeing countless people dead and/or dying on film, which to me is deeply exploitative and honestly quite disgusting. There is nothing artful about this documentary, as there is not even a single attempt to say anything of substance regarding the events covered in the film. The audience is told the names of the people involved, what they did and subsequently what happened to them. The way the film deals out this information to the audience is formulaic, objective and purely statistical, which feels incredibly disrespectful, exploitative and thoroughly distasteful.
An exploitative, deeply unpleasant documentary, purely consisting of archival footage and images of murders, suicides, assassinations, crime scenes, autopsies, dead bodies and more. The Killing of America aims to showcase the rampant crime and corruption of the USA, yet it does absolutely nothing to explore the social or political issues underlining almost all of the tragedies shown throughout the doc. The filmmakers seemingly take no interest in anything other than the pure shock-value of seeing countless people dead and/or dying on film, which to me is deeply exploitative and honestly quite disgusting. There is nothing artful about this documentary, as there is not even a single attempt to say anything of substance regarding the events covered in the film. The audience is told the names of the people involved, what they did and subsequently what happened to them. The way the film deals out this information to the audience is formulaic, objective and purely statistical, which feels incredibly disrespectful, exploitative and thoroughly distasteful.
Lara kheder
10.0★ · 07/09/25
The greatest nation alive…
The greatest nation alive…