Film

The Executioners

Name: The Executioners
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2018
Cast: Natalie Burn, Jemma Dallender, Rachel Rosenstein, Anna Shields, Justin Fischer

Slasher
Crime
Very dark
Relentless

A home-invasion revenge thriller that pivots brutally from victim to perpetrator. Four women endure a violent assault in a locked mansion, then turn the tables with methodical cruelty. It's stripped-down and punishing—no heroic fantasy, just damage and the hunger for payback. For viewers who want their revenge unvarnished and morally compromised.

TMDb rating

2.0

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