Tread (film)

Tread
Film poster
Directed byPaul Solet
Produced byGlen Zipper
Sean Stuart
Doug Liman
Gene Klein
David Bartis
CinematographyZoran Popovic
Edited byDarrin Roberts
Music byAustin Wintory
Production
companies
Zipper Bros Films
Sutter Road Picture Company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tread is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Paul Solet centering upon a 2004 attack upon the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado by welder Marvin Heemeyer, who destroyed a number of businesses and homes in that town with a secretly fortified bulldozer after feuding with multiple residents.[1] It premiered at the South by Southwest film festival in March 2019,[2] and to limited theatres and on Netflix on February 28, 2020.[3][4]

Synopsis

In 2004, American welder Marvin Heemeyer goes on a violent rampage with a secretly fortified bulldozer made up of steel, concrete, and guns after feuding with members of the small town of Granby, Colorado.[5][6]

Reception

The film holds a 92% rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tread (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. 2019. Archived from the original on October 17, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Features and Episodic Premieres". South by Southwest. 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Trailer for the Documentary TREAD, Which Tells the Crazy Story of Colorado's "Killdozer"". GeekTyrant. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ Werthmann, Kelly (February 21, 2020). "'Nothing Could Stop It': Marvin Heemeyer's Rampage On Granby Detailed In 'TREAD' Documentary". CBS Denver. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Leydon, Joe (April 1, 2019). "Film Review: 'Tread'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ DeFore, John (August 12, 2020). "'Tread': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2026.