Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- paranoid
- grief-stricken
- true crime viewing
- serious late night viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Josiah Wisper’s personal video recordings and diaries guide the search through family, police, newspapers, drug dens, and gang hangouts.
Josiah begins investigating after discovering his murdered wife and three children, turning private grief into a search for the killer.
Law enforcement rules Josiah out, but people in his community continue to doubt him throughout his investigation.
The film foregrounds Josiah’s on-camera journey, recordings, and diaries as its primary access to the case.
Films like American Wisper, and why
The Imposter
true crime investigation, grief-driven search for answers, and documentary-style personal footage
S Cropio
amateur-recorded investigation, family tragedy, and unsettling true-crime atmosphere
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
personal documentary inquiry into violence, community suspicion, and unresolved justice
Movie Details
- Director
- Russ Emanuel
- Release Date
- 2020-02-12
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Christian Barber
- Naaji Sky Adzimah
- Lanisha Javon Gholston
- Kenishia Green
- Laquana Henny
- Gayle Samuels
- Morris D. Small
- Michael Emery
- Craig Batchker
- Tim Cinnante
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Troma NOW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is American Wisper about?
- A grieving New Jersey businessman investigates the shooting of his family while confronting suspicion, violence, and the limits of personal justice.
- What is American Wisper like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of American Wisper as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is American Wisper violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in American Wisper as graphic.
- Which films are like American Wisper?
- Films with a similar feel include The Imposter, S Cropio, and Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.
- How long is American Wisper?
- American Wisper runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch American Wisper?
- In United States, American Wisper streams on fuboTV, Troma NOW.
