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Dead Souls

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Strindler appears in a small Arizona desert town. It is 1890, the year of the Census. He is paying money for the names of Dead Mexicans. No one knows why....

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Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com Jul 22
3.5/4
If this does prove to be Cox’s final directorial effort, it is nice to see him going out literally guns a-blazing. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Apr 16
3/5
It is a diverting and watchable love letter to the spaghetti west of the movies, and a satirical thorn in the flesh of Trumpian politics. Go to Full Review Armond White National Review 3d
The insurgency of Dead Souls lies in Cox’s response to American history. Western aggression also inspires Cox’s own outsider’s awe -- and it’s musical. Go to Full Review Betsy Sherman Arts Fuse 5d
The picture ends with an assertion of identity. Alex Cox is back, and this is a good time for adventurous moviegoers to pay homage to the punk elder who has survived to where he can name in advance his own swan song. Go to Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews Jul 21
C+
In a film he has declared will be his last, cowriter (with Gianni Garko)/director Alex Cox delights with his amusingly offbeat neo Western but frustrates with his very unsatisfying ending. Go to Full Review Bobby LePire Film Threat Apr 16
9/10
Dead Souls is mannered, very mannered, which might throw some audience members off. But the comedy, drama, and mystery all work well. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Alex Cox

Director

Alex Cox

Strindler

Zander Schloss

Borracho

Merritt Crocker

Crocker

María Robles

Nuria

Eric Schumacher

Mayor Avery Senator
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Movie Info

Synopsis Strindler appears in a small Arizona desert town. It is 1890, the year of the Census. He is paying money for the names of Dead Mexicans. No one knows why....
Director
Alex Cox
Producer
Merritt Crocker, Guillermo de Oliveira
Screenwriter
Alex Cox, Gianni Garko, Alex Cox, Gianni Garko
Production Co
Exterminating Angel, Zapruder Pictures
Genre
Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m