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To Catch a Killer (2023) | Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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To Catch a Killer

Movie2023·119 min

To Catch a Killer

Directed by Damián Szifron

Thriller Crime Drama

A thriller crime film directed by Damián Szifron.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

1K ratings

About To Catch a Killer

Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a mass murderer.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: obsession, trauma recovery, holiday seasonal, urban, american regional, mentor student, detective investigator, outsider misfit, investigation procedural, cat and mouse, serial killer, corruption

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Details

Director: Damián Szifron
Language: English

Cast

Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo

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How To Catch a Killer Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

2020s movies

Top 16%

Thriller movies

Top 18%

2020s Thriller movies

Top 19%

★Damián Szifron films#2 of 3

Top 19% 2020s Thriller movies.

Second-best Damián Szifron film, behind Wild Tales.

the vibe

To Catch a Killer Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalhaunting

gritty

tense

What it's about

investigation proceduralcat & mouseobsessiontrauma recoverydetective investigatoroutsider misfitmentor studentholiday seasonalserial killercorruptionurbanamerican regional

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty