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The Alienist

Name: The Alienist
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast: Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Matthew Shear, Douglas Smith

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterydetectivehistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA serious, stirring crime series: intricate and slow-paced. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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

7.8/10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

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