Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
A sobering true-crime documentary traces how therapeutic influence and parenting fame concealed a devastating web of manipulation and child abuse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- harrowing
- investigative
- disturbing
- true crime viewing
- investigative documentary night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The case centers on therapist Jodi Hildebrandt’s influence over clients and her manipulation of parenting influencer Ruby Franke.
Archive footage of Hildebrandt and Franke is combined with accounts from law enforcement, legal officials, and former clients.
Ruby Franke’s identity as a parenting YouTuber is central to the case’s public reach and social context.
The investigation links a respected therapeutic and parenting environment to the child abuse arrest that exposed the case.
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Movie Details
- Director
- Skye Borgman
- Release Date
- 2025-12-30
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (70)
Cast
- Jodi Hildebrandt
- Ruby Franke
- Jessica Bate
- Eric Clarke
- Ethan Prete
- Valerie Jackson
- Natasha Helfer
- Laura Howells Leavitt
- Kathy Kinghorn
- Christi Judd
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story about?
- A sobering true-crime documentary traces how therapeutic influence and parenting fame concealed a devastating web of manipulation and child abuse.
- What is Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story as mild.
- Which films are like Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story?
- Films with a similar feel include Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez, and Abducted in Plain Sight.
- How long is Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story?
- Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story?
- In United States, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
