# Ed Gein (2000)

> A grim American Gothic portrait of a painfully isolated farmer whose repressed family life and horrific crimes become a disturbing true-crime nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/38271

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Chuck Parello
- Cast: Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgress, Carol Mansell, Sally Champlin, Steve Blackwood, Nancy Linehan Charles, Bill Cross, Travis McKenna
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230169/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, grotesque, austere, late night horror viewing, true crime marathon

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