Deathrow Gameshow

Deathrow Gameshow

In the year 1991, contestants don't play for prizes...they play for their lives!

Directed by Mark Pirro

Produced by Crown International Pictures, Pirromount Pictures

198783 min5.6 / 10

A darkly comedic exploitation film that uses a dystopian game show premise to satirize television and survival, blending absurdist humor with genuine peril.

Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.

Questions people ask

  • Is Deathrow Gameshow scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Deathrow Gameshow violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Deathrow Gameshow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Deathrow Gameshow sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Deathrow Gameshow end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

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Surprise29

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Love10

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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