Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- grim
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a competent but familiar crime thriller with effective tension that falls short of distinction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eleanor Falco and Geoffrey Lammark coordinate a Baltimore investigation to locate a relentless mass shooter.
The FBI recruitment and urgent homicide investigation place Falco and Lammark inside a high-stakes institutional response.
Eleanor Falco is explicitly characterized as intuitive but troubled while being elevated into the shooter investigation.
The plot and keywords emphasize New Year's Eve mass murder, slaughter, and a shooter terrorizing Baltimore.
Films like To Catch a Killer, and why
Zodiac
Shares a police investigation, mass-killer pursuit, grim procedural tension, and morally pressured investigators.
The Silence of the Lambs
Shares an urban manhunt, psychologically tense crime investigation, and determined law-enforcement protagonists confronting institutional obstacles.
Se7en
Shares a contemporary police thriller structure, escalating public danger, and a troubled investigator pursuing a violent offender.
Prisoners
Shares a realistic crime-procedural tone, catastrophic public violence, and an investigation shaped by flawed institutions.
Movie Details
- Director
- Damián Szifron
- Release Date
- 2023-04-06
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1386)
Cast
- Shailene Woodley
- Ben Mendelsohn
- Jovan Adepo
- Ralph Ineson
- Richard Zeman
- Dusan Dukic
- Jason Cavalier
- Nick Walker
- Darcy Laurie
- Mark Camacho
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is To Catch a Killer about?
- A troubled Baltimore police officer joins forces with an FBI specialist to hunt the mass shooter behind a citywide reign of terror.
- What is To Catch a Killer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of To Catch a Killer as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is To Catch a Killer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in To Catch a Killer as graphic.
- What did critics think of To Catch a Killer?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a competent but familiar crime thriller with effective tension that falls short of distinction.
- Which films are like To Catch a Killer?
- Films with a similar feel include Zodiac, The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, and Prisoners.
- How long is To Catch a Killer?
- To Catch a Killer runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch To Catch a Killer?
- In United States, To Catch a Killer streams on Hulu.
