The hangman's noose on film posters
In year of release order from 2023 going back in time to 1936. This is the latest edit of my choice of the best 200 posters on this theme.
"Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck." (Quotation by Eli Wallach).
"Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck." (Quotation by Eli Wallach).
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- CreatorAndrés SpinovaStarsJohn LeguizamoAndrés ParraLaura LondoñoA TV mentalist becomes the main suspect in a series of horrifying crimes that increase the rating.
- ShortDirectorPujit Harshida ZakhariyaStarsRiya BhattacharyaLeena JumaniHiten TejwaniWith the same thought process our protagonist Rohan decided to end his life because he was not able to handle his failure in personal as well as professional life, at that moment he meets a girl name UMEED.
- DirectorStephen BellStarsJosef BlakeleyKatie BrownJamie FisherSet in 1985, a Photographer stumbles across a Serial Killer burying a body. What will snap first, the photograph? or his neck?
- DirectorMarcus MaherStarsGerry O'BrienAidan O'SullivanTadhg DeveryA shadowy hangman arrives in a small, rural part of Ireland. Soon, the town gives way to prejudice as their undesirables are rounded up.
- DirectorJames CoxStarsElbert KimFabrice UzanA hostage's life depends on whether he wins or loses the game 'hangman'.
- DirectorCraig ThiemanStarsNate PanningJulia LehmanSara TomkoWriting the perfect suicide note is not easy.
- DirectorRichard John TaylorStarsNicholas BallLowri Watts-JoyceMark ToppingBased on the reportedly haunted location of Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England, a location which was at the heart of a series of notorious and bloody witch hunts in the year 1612. Horror Brains
- DirectorLazarus XStarsGavin HerscherSkipper ElekwachiNicole StubbsA Black man convicted of a sex crime returns from a prison stint to face the expectations of his hometown.
- DirectorJames BowmanStarsAlan LeeJames AdomianTrevor DevallInteractive Tex Avery-inspired cartoon where the viewer answers questions with a scenario about a guard dog named Peanut protecting a priceless work of art and a cat burglar named Rowdy trying to steal it from the art museum.
- DirectorCornelio SunnyStarsDjenar Maesa AyuMorgan OeyWidika Darsih SidmoreHari and her sister return to the village where they were born after the death of their mother, a practitioner of black magic. But the inexplicable suicides of several villagers cause the hostility towards the two to explode.
- DirectorNicholas BartonStarsCorey CannonRyan T. JohnsonSean GestlIn 1892, the Dalton Gang set out to become the most famous outlaws in America. That dream would become a nightmare.
- DirectorEdoardo MagliarellaStarsEnrico ConteA 25 year old boy is trying to find explanations between mysteries and tragic events that happened in the past when suddenly a strange written sheet appears between the books and he is forced to play the game "The Hangman" with a mysterious presence.
- DirectorVincent AlbaranoJames Florian QuinnStarsCaroline AngellClaudeJoseph KnapikA man drowns himself in a mix of alcohol and bath salts after making a grueling discovery in his house at during the holidays. In a frenzy of trauma and psychosis, he runs into the woods, where he finds an ominous ventriloquist doll that seems to radiate evil. Complete and utter madness ensues.
- DirectorShih-Han LiaoStarsKang-sheng LeeWilson HsuVera ChenAfter a purification ritual unravels, a conflicted Taoist priest attempts to help a lonely young psychic whose aunt is possessed by a powerful demon.
- DirectorTravis CluffChris LofingStarsEma HorvathChris MilliganBritt FalardeauWhen Auna Rue transfers to a prestigious new acting school, she encounters a malevolent spirit after participating in a viral challenge.
- DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsRegina KingJean SmartDon JohnsonDeep under the influence of Nostalgia, Angela gets a firsthand account of her grandfather's journey.
- DirectorMauricio MolinariA round of hangman ends sinister.
- DirectorShih-Han LiaoStarsBor-Jeng ChenChung-Heng ChuKimi HsiaHoping to make a viral video by streaming a mysterious rope ritual, a couple falls into a deadly curse instead that turns their lives upside down.
- DirectorChristopher A. MicklosJay SapiroStarsMadeline ConwayEmmaline FriederichsCarly Rae James SauerWhen Ranae agrees to babysit for a family with a tragic past, a run-of-the-mill Saturday night quickly turns into a confrontation with unspeakable horror.
- DirectorAsoka HandagamaStarsSandali AshAnula BulathsinhalaDharmapriya DiasA renowned filmmaker receives a mysterious call from an old college mate in the middle of the night. Asandhimitta, whom he recalls as a large and voluptuous woman, asks him to make a film based on her life. She then confesses that she was recently involved in a triple homicide of three women and is taken into custody shortly afterwards. Intrigued, the filmmaker attempts to piece together her fragmented story for a film while Asandhimitta herself awaits her fate in a local prison.
- DirectorCarla OlsonStarsDale BrawnDavid J. CarterEva ColmersThe untold story of Canada's second-largest mass hanging which involved four Nazi POWs, a pedophile child murderer, and Canada's last (un)official hangman.
- DirectorChristopher ForbesStarsJezibell AnatThomas BarletDan BeckThe son of a hangman gets involved in a gunfight with the men who killed his father. When one of these men is killed, the son is arrested and tried by the territorial hanging judge. The young man's fate is now in the hands of another hangman.
- StarsKelley Kerr YoungShanon KulupachLee McClenaghanLast Breath is a web series inspired by the stories of real Australian women executed or imprisoned for life for murder. Set in a grim waiting cell with just a chair, Last Breath is about the moment before each character is either brought to the gallows or about to be brought back into the court for sentencing. They are in that limbo world, that moment of breath before everything changes.
- DirectorRyan BennettStarsElizabeth FelkerFiona Helen ArmstrongArlo GreeneJenna calls Tracy, Eric's pregnant girlfriend, to tell her about his suicide.
- DirectorDavid J. RedmanStarsCameron LoveRob OakmanEmily WeirForest Drive is a dark drama that explores the struggles of a man dealing with an unexpected loss. Marc Connolly and his newly engaged fiancé are planning on beginning their lives together before she suddenly passes. Marc is forced to carry on, but in doing so, he encounters a life altering decision.
- DirectorJacob D. PhairStarsHannah TassoneMaggie WarrenLindsay returns home late at night, only to discover that something is waiting for her, and it has a noose.
- DirectorJay Wade EdwardsStarsThomas HoppeLauren LyonsA condemned woman is to be hanged and all her enemies gather to watch her swing. But one-by-one, they all start dying.
- DirectorAlan L. 'Buz' LoweStarsColyn BowmanJoel GrayRichard LedbetterDavid Owen Dodd was taken prisoner during December 1863 because of questionable papers that were on his person. This is his story.
- DirectorJohnny MartinStarsAl PacinoKarl UrbanBrittany SnowA homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman.
- DirectorPaul VernonAdam Michael GoldStarsAdam Michael GoldNoah WoodsRaymond ScottA storm is brewing in the town of Vermijo. Frank Tyler's plan was simple. He was going to dispense good, old-fashioned justice - one bullet at a time.
- DirectorGéla BabluaniStarsGeorge BabluaniVincent RottiersCharlotte Van BervesselesThe lives of three thieves attempting to rob a house are altered by what they see inside.
- StarsMike StoklasaJack PackardJay BaumanHo Ho Ho. The group celebrates Kick-mas by watching some terrible action movies with people kicking on the cover and a terrible animated Christmas special where nobody kicks or does much of anything.
- DirectorTommy KellyStarsQuinn Mortlock BatyRohan GajadharTommy Morum KellyThis short film was shot in new Zealand and made by a three of teenagers and took 5 months to make. the storyline goes that at the beginning of the film Tommy who is going to his friends house during the holidays, wants to plan activities for the brake and Malina one of the other main characters, has the idea to go camping in a non-public walking route, so they get Rohan (another Friend) and they set off, Tommy decides to Vlog the whole trip to "make it a memory". the beginning starts off fine with Tommy being over optimistic, Rohan not wanting to be there and Malina keeping the group together. they reach the camp site and set up a tent for the night. the night gets dark and everything seems to be going fine until things get bad, and an insane killer with a chain emerges and the whole story turns into climax to get to the big ending of The Camping Trip.
- StarsPaul Joseph WatsonFelix KjellbergXXXTentacionThe alt-left has peculiar ideas about what is racist and what isn't, says Paul Joseph Watson.
- DirectorJózsef GallaiStarsBalázs SzitásTímea VirgaTamás SzilágyiA lonely man with an intention of documenting every important detail is planning to kill his ex-girlfriend within 72 hours only to realize things are not as easy as he previously imagined.
- DirectorJared CohnStarsLindsay ElstonNicole SterlingMatthew PohlkampA couple hires a live-in nanny to watch the offspring while they work. At first, everything goes perfectly, but when an unsafe incident means the parents no longer want the nanny around, they find out this nanny is savvy at not being evicted from her live-in situation. So savvy, in fact, that she can make these parents' lives a true nightmare.
- StarsErin LehnAnnie Rimmer-WeeksChristine's torment jumps to a new height when she finds a bloody, bound Barbie doll hung from a tree in her backyard by a noose. Who would want to terrorize her this way?
- DirectorRichard MansfieldStarsSilas HawkinsA terrifying dream of a sinister Punch and Judy puppet show reveals the grisly details of an unsolved murder. Based on the classic short story written by renowned author of historical ghost stories, M.R. James.
- DirectorAdam MasonStarsJeremy SistoKate AshfieldRyan SimpkinsReturning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsKari WuhrerMark FamigliettiMia SerafinoTwo siblings lure unsuspecting victims to their house via a dating site for games and slaughter.
- DirectorSean KotzStarsWilliam BowmanTom BlalockWilliam KaffenbergerWhen "The Bowman Body" wins the Transylvania lottery, it seems like a great chance to make a few improvements around the old castle.
- DirectorMark GarveyStarsMyles BrownGreg CampbellJamie De SmetA lone gunslinger stumbles upon a crime and rescues the damsel in distress so the wild gang seek bloody revenge.
- DirectorEnver PuskaStarsAmra SilajdzicRijad GvozdenTarik FilipovicNine characters gathered around their own bog, live their virtual lives, fostering the illusion that they are somebody else.
- StarsLindsay JonesMiles LunaBarbara DunkelmanTen people are stuck in the Rooster Teeth office with a murderer. All ten people have done something terrible and must pay for their actions. Who will die? Who will survive?
- DirectorAdam Stephen KellyStarsGuy HenryGordon StylesA man writes a goodbye to the world as he calls upon memories of life in a country manor house.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
- DirectorVenkat SiddareddyPurnesh KonathalaStarsAditya AgarwalAshwini BejankiGuru CharanThree buddies Bhaskar, Chaitanya and Durga along with a stranger, venture into a forest and stay in a haunted guest house. They carry two cameras through which they start recording interesting and mysterious happenings.
- StarsChristopher DownieMopsyBrett MurrayJohn and Stubby understand each other, yet, at the same time, they don't. Unable to communicate with the living, John, a ghost, can only converse with the little black pug now living with his master in the house he apparently died in.
- DirectorSean DermondStarsJosh RubenMatt WaltonPaige PattersonA dramatic comedy about the treason plot of Benedict Arnold during the American Revolution from the point of the view of the man who screwed it all up -- British officer Major John Andre.
- 2012–TV EpisodeStarsMike DegnanBard ColeJohn Dylan AtkinsMike Degnan as "Professor Ghoul" presents the 1959 classic movie "The House on Haunted Hill", starring Vincent Price.
- DirectorMichael AxelgaardStarsEmily PlumtreeSam StockmanJessica EllerbyOn holiday in the English countryside, two young couples uncover an ancient evil.
- DirectorNathaniel KatzmanStarsKatherine BarronEllery BurtonMartini ConnellyWhen James fakes a suicide attempt to get his friend out of a DUI, he is sentenced to an out-patient recovery group for suicidal people, where he must convince everyone, including himself, that he doesn't want to kill himself.
- DirectorVaughn TaylorStarsTom LaglederVaughn TaylorElizabeth TinderAfter a violent war, one man finds himself shot and waiting for death. As he lies there, he's left to make his toughest choice - whether to live or die. Inspired by the life of Bat Masterson.
- DirectorJohn GlosterStarsLauren LindseyKelsey Lynn StokesTaso MikroulisA Day in the Lifeless focuses on the day's activities of a young 20-something woman that is contemplating suicide. She spends the day conversing with loved ones about the merits of staying alive and the exploration of no longer living.
- DirectorSebastian HilgerStarsBenedikt GreinerJoyce IlgMichael PinkMarilyn is found dead one morning on her own swing in the attic of the apartment building. The investigating officer quickly concludes she was murdered. He has only one day to solve the case and by doing so has a chance to get a glimpse of the lives of the other residents.
- DirectorJames ConnellyStarsBart McCarthyShawn-Caulin YoungKevin Scott AllenJasper, a lowly worker in one of England's filthiest prisons, serves as the hangman's assistant and cleans up the bodies of the dead. When he learns that his estranged son, William, has been imprisoned for petty theft and is set to hang, Jasper must reconnect with William and find a way to break him free.
- DirectorJosé Pedro LopesStarsSérgio AraújoIvo BastosBárbara MagalA man wakes up with a bag over his head and a rope around his neck, he finds himself in a chair, in a situation where a sudden movement can leave him hanging. Abandoned in a basement, will he be able to survive?
- DirectorChristopher PhelpsStarsLucas William Hale Van ScoyLaura HajekJeff HayesIn dark, black nothingness, a lone figure hangs from the neck, swinging like the pendulum of a clock. His eyes slowly open just before he's cut free and plunged into a world of fleeting thoughts and visions. Through strange dreams and distant memories the man travels, piecing together the remnants of a past relationship with a mysterious girl.
- DirectorDallas MorganStarsTahlia MorganAmy D. JacobsonJohn Paul OuvrierA young teenage girl is haunted by the ghost of her best friend, after breaking their suicide pact.
- DirectorAlex WilleminStarsJohn IovinoCyril SerraoDrew DalyAfter being fired from his job, Lee is given a second chance by his boss and CEO of the company, Scott Anderson III. Unfortunately, instead of filling out forms, Lee must save Scott's life.
- DirectorNatalia ProvatasValerian ZamelStarsMasashi OdateCindy BaerOsman HassanInspired by the art of Catherine Coan, we follow the caged lives of five Canaries, who just couldn't take it anymore.
- DirectorMick GroganStarsDevin HorneMatt NaporowskiJohnny TerranovaHANGMAN's GRAVEYARD follows a team of archaeologists as they unearth a forgotten graveyard behind the infamous Old Don Jail in downtown Toronto. Buried beneath what is now a parking lot are the skeletal remains of 15 men who went to the gallows between 1880 and 1932. Who were these men? What were their crimes?
- DirectorDaniel StammStarsG.J. EchternkampMatthew TilleyValerie Hurt"Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act." Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamous Internet ad.
- DirectorJohn FloresStarsBrett RosenbergDon AbernathyTom AllenBoy hates life, boy tries to end life, boy is a narcoleptic, boy meets girl, girl is a hooker, girl saves boy!
- StarsKyra PhillipsThe noose, a symbol of hatred from America's dark past, has resurfaced. Why is it back? CNN's Kyra Phillips investigates the shocking history of the noose and its re-emergence across the United States. Watch Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.
- DirectorOscar García SoberanoStarsAngélica LujánHamlet RamírezJorge MatusJorge, a sorcerer apprentice with extraordinary abilities, must put an end to the horror of murders occurring all over by releasing the soul of Amanda Morales, a witch who was murdered and has returned from the afterlife to get her revenge.
- DirectorChuck WalkerStarsMichael GregoryJohn CastellanosLeslie EasterbrookIn the vein of traditional westerns such as 'High Noon,' comes 'Blue Eyes,' nickname of Johnny Rios, the most sadistic outlaw in south Texas. After being captured in a foiled bank robbery in the sleepy town of Wardlaw, the courageous Sheriff, Bob Gambol, awaits the vicious outlaw's family who has given him twenty-four hours to release their brother or else. Now it's good vs. evil as one man has to choose between honor and the annihilation of a town.
- DirectorAndreas TroegerStarsRichard KernThe BaronessMichael BarrishReveals the extreme measures lawmakers and critics go through to censor avant-garde artists, who walk the fine line between art, perversion, religion and devious sexual behavior.
- DirectorRay Nomoto RobisonStarsNicole StrykowskiScott FordGrace ThorsenSix contestants with suicidal tendencies are brougnt in to compete in a series of Russian Roulette style games by a Las Vegas gaming consortium. The winner will get $1 million each year for life.
- DirectorJustin KreinbrinkStarsJustin KreinbrinkHoward AllenSusan ArnoldA deputy must escort a longtime friend to be hanged for the crime of murdering his wife's parents. Along the way he discovers the startling truth about the murders, and is forced to face the real danger.
- DirectorWael IhsanStarsMohamed HenediBushraKhaled ZakiTaha is a failure man, he is fired from all jobs he did suddenly he find himself working with dangerous gang and becomes the leader of it.
- DirectorRick StevensonStarsRobert A. GuthrieSascha KnopfDee WallaceCharlie Silvercould III carries around a family curse passed down from his grandfather; death by a milk truck on his 25th birthday. With eight days left, Charlie accepts his fate and starts taking care of his unfinished business, like watering his plants and returning his library books and so on. But while he's out casket hunting, he meets a girl who just won't let him die in peace.
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsTobin BellShawnee SmithAngus MacfadyenJigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.
- DirectorDavid PadruschStarsLydia AlvitaJennifer AntkowiakOrion BarnesA inside look about life during the harsh period of Reconstruction after the American Civil War in rural southern states.
- DirectorDick FisherStarsShanna BrockDon CollierColin CunninghamIn the rural post-Depression town of Alma, Arizona, a preacher is given only a few minutes to minister last rites to a condemned black farm worker and save his soul before he is "legally lynched" by the redneck townsfolk. But instead of discussing guilt, innocence or the hereafter, the prisoner turns the conversation on its head. During an intense, emotional confrontation the preacher is forced to examine his own basic beliefs as well as the very meaning of his life. Dick Fisher (producer/DP/editor of THE BROTHERS McMULLEN) directs this multiple Award-winning tale of race prejudice and personal redemption.
- DirectorJeff HathcockStarsMike MoroffChris GannGeorge KennedyThree outlaws on their way across state lines after a bank robbery, decide to fufill a dying man's wish. Save his wife from notorious outlaw Dutch Henry. A wish that might get them killed.
- DirectorGert FredholmStarsPeter GantzlerMicky Skeel HansenBenjamin Boe RasmussenJudge Jens Christian makes a ruling to deport a political activist and potential political refugee. When the activist attempts suicide it sparks off Jens' biggest professional crisis, but his personal life is also in chaos.
- DirectorMustafa AltioklarStarsDemet EvgarJansetArda KuralThree bathrooms. Two of them are side-by-side and third sees two right across street.
- DirectorAdrian ShergoldStarsTimothy SpallJuliet StevensonEddie MarsanThe life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's most prolific hangman.
- DirectorJeff ProssermanJulian Van MilStarsTiffany Amber KnightMichael BienJoe CostaAmy Mechanic, an ambitious young photographer, lands the opportunity she has been waiting for. The assignment: to create a dark collection of works based around the theme of death. Her employer: the mysterious art curator and the gallery's faceless benefactor simply known as Astrum. Striving to find her artistic voice and inspired by a local serial killer, Amy discovers that the easiest way to capture death is to kill her subjects. And as the body count rises, Amy's decent into madness grows. Soon, those closest to her will discover just how far Amy is willing to go for her art.
- DirectorMárta MészárosStarsJan NowickiGyörgy CserhalmiMarianna MoórThe life story of Imre Nagy is one of the defining stories of 20th century Hungarian history. He was the first communist leader to become the symbol of a national revolution, who, in addition, withdrew from the Warsaw Treaty and stood up for democracy based on a pluralist party system. Many argue that the role he assumed in the revolution of 1956 and his continued loyalty to the notion of the revolution, which prevailed until his death, did not clearly follow from his communist convictions and his past experiences in Moscow.
- DirectorLoren David MarshStarsPablo SchreiberMarcin GajowczykTobi KanterA black comedy set in the Polish immigrant neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn about a man selling tickets to his own suicide to save his father's life.
- DirectorJ. Christian IngvordsenStarsBilly DragoJoshua ParkJennifer Lauren GrantA new start in the post Civil War era old west bring a young budding photographer and four women together as they try to establish a new life in Fort Doom. They soon find out that the natives are the least of their worries.
- DirectorRafal ZielinskiStarsDavid KeithMel HarrisLeighton MeesterBullying students are becoming deathly ill after screaming the name of a legendary ghost. What's to blame? An exotic illness? An illicit drug? Or is it the supernatural? The clues are few and time is running out for the students of Rogers High School. The only hope is the Veritas Project, a highly trained investigative team working undercover to expose the truth. Lives hang in the balance as they scramble to unravel the mystery and protect the student body from their own hatred and fear.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsKirstie AlleyHenry CzernyGloria ReubenA masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.
- DirectorKevin DunnStarsHulk HoganMark CalawayPaul LevesqueWWE Undisputed Title: Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker, Hell in a Cell: Triple H vs. Chris Jericho, WWE Intercontinental Title: Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam, WWE Tag Team Titles: Billy & Chuck vs. Rikishi & Rico, WWE Woman's Title: Trish Stratus vs. Stacy Keibler, Hair vs. Hair Match: Edge vs. Kurt Angle, Steve Austin vs. Ric Flair & The Big Show, Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman vs. The Hardy Boyz
- DirectorPierre FalardeauStarsLuc PicardSylvie DrapeauFrédéric GillesFrench Canadians face execution after a revolt against British bureaucrats in Quebec.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJohn CusackJohn GoodmanL.Q. JonesAfter being wrongfully denied justice, a horse trader seeks his own justice on a treacherous rancher.
- DirectorAlan CohnStarsTom Everett ScottMark-Paul GosselaarPoppy MontgomeryTwo college roommates go out and party, resulting in bad grades. They learn of the clause that says, "If your roommate dies, you get an A," and decide to find someone who is on the verge, so to speak, to move in with them.