A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
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Movie1980·88 min
Maniac
Directed by William Lustig
A horror film directed by William Lustig.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 26%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.4/10
500 ratings
About Maniac
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Easy to follow (2 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- trauma recovery, obsession, action combat, new york, urban, strangers forced together, villain protagonist, cat and mouse, rise and fall, serial killer, slasher, body horror