Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and violent
Deeply moving and melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout editing
Tense and violent
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is tense and violent.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout editing
Look and sound: the editing stand out.
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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, AMC+, Sundance Now, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 29 min
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer runs 1 h 29 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer higher (78) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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