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Boston Strangler

2023 · 113 min · Director: Matt Ruskin ★ IMDb 6.5 · 42,316 ratings

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Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.

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Boston Strangler (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Curiosity
Tension
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension53 %35 %43 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity54 %48 %38 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity59 %48 %43 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension61 %41 %51 %45 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity59 %49 %50 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity60 %53 %53 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Tension65 %50 %54 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Sadness69 %53 %51 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Tension66 %54 %56 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Tension63 %50 %59 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension64 %51 %57 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity63 %59 %51 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Curiosity61 %63 %46 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Curiosity63 %61 %51 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity64 %63 %54 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity68 %68 %54 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 93′Curiosity72 %69 %57 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 99′Disturbing68 %60 %52 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Curiosity53 %48 %40 %42 %
97.5 %≈ 110′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Chris Cooper

Jack Maclaine

Alessandro Nivola

Detective Conley

Rory Cochrane

Detective Deline

David Dastmalchian

Albert DeSalvo

PG
Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

Eddie Corsetti

RW
Ryan Winkles

MS
Morgan Spector

James McLaughlin

MM
Michael Malvesti

Detective Donovan

AM
Aurora McLaughlin

Maggie

LA
Liam Anderson

Tommy

AV
Antonio Volpicelli

Patrick

NE
Nancy E. Carroll

Mary McDermott

TP
Therese Plaehn

Kelly

ST
Stephen Thorne

Frank Cole

GV
Greg Vrotsos

George Nassar

IL
Ian Lyons

Gordon Nielson

CM
Christian Mallen

Paul Dempsey

Details

Directed by
Matt Ruskin
Written by
Matt Ruskin
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 42,316 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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