Boston Strangler

Name: Boston Strangler
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, Crime
Released: March 17, 2023
Rating: 60
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, Ivan Martin

2023

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Warner Bros. | Release Date (Streaming): March 17, 2023 | R

Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, Ivan Martin, Jon Lindstrom, Keira Knightley, Kris Sidberry, Mellanie Hubert, Morgan Spector, Owen Burke, Robert John Burke, Rory Cochrane

Summary: Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American newspaper, becomes the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon), yet the duo findsLoretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American newspaper, becomes the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon), yet the duo finds themselves stymied by the rampant sexism of the era. Nevertheless, McLaughlin and Cole bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth. … Expand

Director: Matt Ruskin

Genre(s): Drama, History, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

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Thom Ernst

Mar 16, 2023

Ruskin gives a fresh bend to the story of the Boston Strangler, and indeed to the true-crime genre. There are plenty of true crime films to entertain, but few that reach alongside the likes of Richard Brooks’s In Cold Blood (1967), in Fincher’s Zodiac (2007), and in his abandoned television project, Mindhunter. Ruskin’s Boston Strangler belongs on this list. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Mar 17, 2023

Knightley, in a performance as crisp as the corners of an envelope, makes McLaughlin’s perseverance—and the pressures she faced as she also tried to be a good wife and mother—deeply believable. Read full review

Peter Travers

Mar 17, 2023

It’s frustrating that this immense, immersive true-crime story has been squeezed into a two-hour movie instead of a miniseries about the two women reporters—superbly played by Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon—who broke a notorious case the police could not. Read full review

IndieWire Samantha Bergeson

Mar 16, 2023

The stifled quietness of “Strangler” leaves us wanting more, for better or for worse. Read full review

Chris Evangelista

Mar 16, 2023

It's sturdy, dependable stuff, and it might do the trick for viewers not expecting a more traditional serial killer thriller. But if you're looking for something beyond a surface-level telling of a true story, you might just want to rewatch "Zodiac" again instead. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Mar 16, 2023

It has one thing to say, and it says it over and over again with a dismal lack of nuance. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 16, 2023

Washed in an unappetizing sludge of grayish green, the movie aims for serious and settles on bilious. The real McLaughlin was a fascinating, pioneering newshound; you’re unlikely to find her here. Read full review

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