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To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

A city at the center of chaos. A detective with special skills. A madman testing her limits.

20236.91h 59m

Overview

Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a mass murderer.

Directed by Damián Szifron
Written by Jonathan Wakeham, Damián Szifron
Produced by Aaron Ryder, Stuart Manashil, Shailene Woodley
Box Office0Revenue: $3.1M

Top Cast

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

Eleanor Falco

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Geoffrey Lammark

Jovan Adepo

Jovan Adepo

MacKenzie

Ralph Ineson

Ralph Ineson

Dean Possey

Richard Zeman

Richard Zeman

Frank Graber

Dusan Dukic

Dusan Dukic

Krupp

Jason Cavalier

Jason Cavalier

Marquand

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Nick Walker

Jesse Capleton

Darcy Laurie

Darcy Laurie

Ramsey Lang

Mark Camacho

Mark Camacho

Chief Karl Jackson

Themes & Keywords

new year's evemass murderfbiinvestigationslaughterhousemass killinghomicide investigationbaltimore, maryland

About To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of new year's eve, mass murder, fbi, investigation, slaughterhouse, mass killing. Directed by Damián Szifron, it stars Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo. Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a mass murderer.

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