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My Friend Dahmer

2017 · 107 min

A slow, unsettling character study that quietly builds dread, offering a humanizing yet disturbing look at a future killer's lonely adolescence.

Directed by
Marc Meyers
Genres
History, Drama, Crime
Starring
Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche
Tagline
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. This is the story before that story.
Overview
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.

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Directed by
Marc Meyers
Genres
History, Drama, Crime
Starring
Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • obsession
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
history, drama, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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107 min
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