Sep 05, 1981
95 min
Full-HD

The Killing of America (1981)

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.

Category

Documentary Crime

Country

Japan United States of America

Companies

Towa Productions Filmlink International

Chuck Riley

Narrator (voice)

Ed Dorris

Self

Thomas Noguchi

Self

Sirhan Sirhan

Self

Wayne Henley

Self

Ed Kemper

Self

Susan Atkins

Self (archive footage)

David Berkowitz

Self (archive footage)

Recommended For You

Documentary
2016
Movie

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

8.4
2016

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Genre : Documentary

Documentary
2016
Movie

13th

13th

7.9
2016

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Genre : Documentary

Comedy
2012
Movie

God Bless America

God Bless America

7
2012

Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant.

Documentary
2017
Movie

Voyeur

Voyeur

5.9
2017

Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.

Genre : Documentary

Documentary
2017
Movie

Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air

5.9
2017

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

Genre : Documentary

Documentary
2020
Movie

American Murder: The Family Next Door

American Murder: The Family Next Door

7.3
2020

Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.

Genre : Documentary

Documentary
2025
Movie

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

6.7
2025

Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.

Genre : Documentary

Thriller
2021
Movie

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

6.6
2021

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

Genre : Thriller

Crime
2023
Movie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

7.4
2023

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Crime
1998
Movie

Belly

Belly

6
1998

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?

Crime
2012
Movie

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

6
2012

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

Action
2007
Movie

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

6.8
2007

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

Action
2009
Movie

Rampage

Rampage

5.9
2009

The boredom of small town life is eating Bill Williamson alive. Feeling constrained and claustrophobic in the meaningless drudgery of everyday life and helpless against overwhelming global dissolution, Bill begins a descent into madness. His shockingly violent plan will shake the very foundations of society by painting the streets red with blood.

Documentary
2025
Movie

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

6.2
2025

Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.

Genre : Documentary

Documentary
2002
Movie

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

7.5
2002

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Genre : Documentary

Crime
2023
Movie

The Killer

The Killer

6.6
2023

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Documentary
2025
Movie

All the Empty Rooms

All the Empty Rooms

7.3
2025

A journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

Genre : Documentary

Horror
1984
Movie

Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles

6.1
1984

A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.