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Summary
Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 86Audiences 72GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer94%
Metascore78
Audience score77%
User score7.2
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 57 min
Longer than most documentaries, +21 min on the typical 96
typical 96117Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 84 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+74Released
2020
March 18, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more21 people
- DLDorothy LewisSelf
- Laura DernLiterary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
- ELEric LewisSelf - Dorothy's Son
- GLGillian LewisSelf - Dorothy's Daughter
- RBRichard BurrSelf - Defense Attorney
- BHBill HagmaierSelf - Former FBI Special Agent
- Park DietzSelf - Forensic Psychiatrist
- CYCatherine YeagerSelf - Clinical Psychologist
- JPJonathan PincusSelf - Neurologist
- Diane SawyerSelf (archive footage)
- Bill O'ReillySelf (archive footage)
- Martin ScorseseSelf (archive footage)
- Robert De NiroSelf (archive footage)
- Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
- Hillary ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)- JPJoseph Paul FranklinSelf (archive footage)
- ASArthur ShawcrossSelf (archive footage)
Ted BundySelf (archive footage)
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
James C. DobsonSelf - Evangelical Author (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Alex Gibney Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 9
- Lisa Heller Executive Producer
- Richard Perello Executive Producer
- Nancy Abraham Executive Producer
- Maiken Baird Executive Producer
- Stacey Offman Executive Producer
- Erin Edeiken Producer
Camera · 3
- Ben Bloodwell Director of Photography
- Antonio Rossi Additional Camera
- Brad Serreno Additional Camera
Editing · 4
- Andy Grieve Editor
- Sloane Klevin Editorial Consultant
- Jack Lewars Colorist
- Eric Schuman Additional Editor
Sound · 5
- Will Bates Original Music Composer
- Bill Chesley Sound Designer
- Tony Volante Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Joel Scheuneman Sound Engineer
- Avi Laniado Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Jonny Ashley Concept Artist
Visual Effects · 3
- Ivo Stoop Animation
- Julie Gratz Animation
- Nick Gibney Animation
Other crew · 2
- Christina Delerme Post Production Supervisor
- Immy Humes Creative Consultant
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