Movie

Dear Mr. Gacy

2010 · 103 min

A tense, unsettling true-crime drama that gets under your skin as a student's obsession with a killer spirals into psychological danger.

Tagline: The shocking true story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers.
Overview: A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, madness, crime
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
madness
crime
death
Places: big city
prison
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong