Dahmer fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dahmer is brutally violent, tense, and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Dahmer is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, strong language, and sexual content.
1 h 41 min
Dahmer runs 1 h 41 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Dahmer higher (68) than audiences (54). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $250,000 to make and earned $144,008 worldwide, 58% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+25GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dahmer in 39 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 20 storytelling tropes for Dahmer, including Serial Killer, Creepy Monotone, "The Reason I Suck" Speech.
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