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The Craigslist Killer

2011 · 95 min · Director: Stephen Kay ★ IMDb 5 · 6,949 ratings

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Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist.

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The Craigslist Killer (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Love33 %10 %5 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Love39 %10 %8 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Love44 %11 %14 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Love44 %15 %19 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Love43 %20 %24 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love49 %26 %39 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension65 %43 %61 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Disturbing70 %56 %64 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy65 %57 %54 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing68 %55 %59 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Tension64 %44 %61 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Tension63 %35 %63 %16 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension73 %39 %73 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension75 %51 %71 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Sympathy73 %64 %60 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing75 %70 %54 %59 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sympathy79 %75 %48 %71 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Sadness82 %78 %42 %80 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 93′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

Jake McDorman

Phillip Markoff

KK
Kevin Kilner

Kevin Kilner

David McAllister

CP
Candice Patton

Sam McMurray

Dr. Janeway

JC
Joshua Close

JC
Joshua Close

Detective Frye

LS
Leela Savasta

LS
Leela Savasta

Julissa Brisman

TK
Trieste Kelly Dunn

TK
Trieste Kelly Dunn

Trisha Leffler

William Baldwin

Detective Bennett

KK
Kerry Knuppe

Janet

TM
Toby Meuli

Tom Wilson

SQ
Suzanne Quast

Amber

AW
Alan Wells

Michael McAllister

JZ
Jhemma Ziegler

Monica

DG
David Gautreaux

Police Profiler

TH
Terri Hoyos

Sophie Flores

GV
Greg Vrotsos

Burly Guy

SS
Sandra Sanchez

Newscaster

Details

Directed by
Stephen Kay
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 6,949 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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