# The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023)

> A viral hitchhiker's unlikely rise to internet fame gives way to a disturbing true-crime reckoning with celebrity, violence, and imprisonment.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1014910

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Crime, Documentary
- Director: Colette Camden
- Cast: Caleb 'Kai' McGillvary, Jessob Reisbeck, Brad Mulcahy, Lisa Samsky, Jeff Stricker, Gabriel Francisco, Tony Martin, Jeremy McGillvary Wolfe
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24509990/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: shocking, ominous, investigative, true crime night, documentary binge

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