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Crazy Murder

2014 · 93 min

A grim, unsettling plunge into a killer's mind, shot with raw immediacy that makes the city feel like a hunting ground.

Directed by
Caleb Pennypacker, Doug Gerber
Genres
Horror, Drama, Documentary
Starring
Kevin Kenny, Ariela Arnon, Samantha Bogach
Overview
A homeless man begins a killing spree on the streets of New York City. Completely deranged and barely aware of his own identity, he makes little attempt at concealing his actions. But in a city with 50,000 homeless citizens, our killer finds himself effortlessly camouflaged.

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Directed by
Caleb Pennypacker, Doug Gerber
Genres
Horror, Drama, Documentary
Starring
Kevin Kenny, Ariela Arnon, Samantha Bogach
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • violence
  • madness
  • death
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, drama, documentary, thriller
Directed by
Caleb Pennypacker, Doug Gerber
Written by
Caleb Pennypacker, Doug Gerber
Starring
Kevin Kenny, Ariela Arnon, Samantha Bogach, Jamie Greco, James Quall, Mark Hunt
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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