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The Craigslist Killer

2011 · 95 min

A cold, true-crime descent into a charming man's hidden violence, playing like a grim procedural with a queasy sense of dread.

Directed by: Stephen Kay
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Julia Campbell

Tagline: Be careful what you search for.
Overview: Based on a true story, seemingly flawless Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular medical student at Boston University, leads a double life and starts to descend into a twisted world of gambling, crime, battery, and eventually murder, all while meeting his victims via Craigslist.

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Directed by: Stephen Kay
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Julia Campbell

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
obsession
addiction
betrayal
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Stephen Kay
Written by: Stephen Tolkin, Donald Martin
Starring: Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Julia Campbell, Kevin Kilner, Candice Patton, Judith Hoag, Sam McMurray, Joshua Close
Music: Tree Adams
Cinematography: Jamie Barber
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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