My Friend Dahmer fingerprintHigh energy, a touch of humor.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and growing up
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
My Friend Dahmer is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and growing up.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. This is the story before that story.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
My Friend Dahmer is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Philo 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 47 min
My Friend Dahmer runs 1 h 47 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate My Friend Dahmer higher (77) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+23GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for My Friend Dahmer in 37 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 20 storytelling tropes for My Friend Dahmer, including Adaptational Attractiveness, Adaptational Heroism, Adaptational Nice Guy.
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