Wisconsin Death Trip

Wisconsin Death Trip (2000)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (827 ratings)

This film adaptation of Michael Lesy's 1973 book takes a look at the sordid and disturbing underside of life in a small Wisconsin community in the 1890s. In the early 1970s, Lesy discovered a large collection of curious photographs from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, taken near the end of the 19th… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.
Directed By
James Marsh, Chris Marsh
Written By
James Marsh
Genres
Documentary, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Feb 24, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

    In the extraordinary film Wisconsin Death Trip we see how much we have in common with our forebears.

  • Amy Taubin, Village Voice

    A tricky, empty film adaptation of Michael Lesy's overrated 1973 book of the same name.

  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

    A piece of twisted Americana that stays eerily in your mind.

  • Matt Langdon, Filmcritic.com

    Chances are you have never seen a film quite like Wisconsin Death Trip

  • Andrea Chase, Killer Movie Reviews

    . . .a fever dream of a film that is haunting, capable of jarring moments of revelation about the timelessness of human nature. . .

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    I found it a bit dull really, it?s certainly not the best doc I?ve ever seen but the stories are good. A film version or even a TV series would have been better!

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