The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer
5.5
1
1 hr 42 min
Drama
, Comedy
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
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- Cast:
- Steve Buscemi , Britt Lower , John Magaro , Ward Horton , Olli Haaskivi , Sydney Cole Alexander , Jacob Ming-Trent
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A brilliant film that helped define a genre
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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
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