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  • Dahmer
  • Opened June 21, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr. 44 min.
  • R
    aberrant violence, sexuality, language and some drug use
  • This grim docu-drama tells the story of one of America's most notorious criminals - Jeffrey Dahmer, the man who kidnapped, murdered and cannibalized 17 people before being caught when one of his potential victims escaped. Born in 1960, Dahmer was Read More
  • Cast: Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru, Matt Newton, Dion Basco
  • Director: David Jacobson
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Biopic [feature], Thriller, True Crime

Dahmer Critic Reviews

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  • 90
    Variety | Robert Koehler

    Jacobson produces a remarkably creepy piece of cinema that disturbs by...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    To explain a serial killer is to diminish his madness, but Dahmer does...

  • 80
    The Onion A.V. Club | Nathan Rabin

    Uses the serial killer's life as the starting point for a hypnotic examination...

  • 80
    Village Voice |

    Jacobson has achieved the unthinkable: He humanizes a notoriously brutal...

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