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John Worboys: The Taxi Cab Rapist

47 min

A sober, unsettling true-crime documentary that lays out grim facts with journalistic restraint, leaving a heavy, distressing aftertaste.

Directed by
Dan Aldridge-Neil, Hedieh Mehdyzadeh
Overview
Susanna Reid chronicles the story of John Worboys, Britain's most prolific serial rapist.

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Directed by
Dan Aldridge-Neil, Hedieh Mehdyzadeh
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    • crime
    • violence
    • justice
    • trauma
    • power
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
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    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism9
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    Tension6
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    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Directed by
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    Runtime
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