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Nightstalker

2002 · 97 min

A grim, unsettling true-crime horror that lingers on the squalor and terror of a serial killer's spree, leaving a sour aftertaste.

Tagline: This Is His Story.
Overview: Richard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s, and the police had no clue with him.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, violence, death, obsession
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: crime
violence
death
obsession
corruption
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong