My Friend Dahmer
Film2017107 min

My Friend Dahmer

Taste attributes: dramahistorygay/lesbianhistoricalbiographydetectivehorrorteenslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. This is the story before that story"

Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a serious historical drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Ross LynchAlex WolffAnne HecheDallas RobertsVincent Kartheiser

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2017
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
Aperture Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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