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Nightstalker

2009 · 81 min

A grim, cheap-looking true-crime slasher that feels more like a seedy reenactment than a scary movie.

Overview
Serial killer Richard Ramirez aka The Night Stalker terrorizes 1980s Los Angeles.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • death
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Ulli Lommel
Written by
Ulli Lommel
Starring
Adolph Cortez, Elissa Dowling, Victoria Ullmann, Pia Pownall, Jamie Bernadette, Cassandra Church, Elizabeth Marini, Jason Harrell
Cinematography
Ulli Lommel
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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