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Crazy, Not Insane

2020 · 117 min

A sober, unsettling dive into violent minds that asks you to sit with uncomfortable questions about trauma and responsibility.

Tagline: Murderers are made, not born.
Overview: Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Madness, violence, trauma, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
violence
trauma
crime
morality
Places: hospital
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild