Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- eerie
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- dark crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film thinly plotted and derivative despite its academic artistic references and dark premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The killer displays bodies using artistic and early filmmaking equipment, leaving clues about how investigators should view each scene.
Stan remains solitary after solving the earlier serial-murder case in which an undercover police officer died.
The murders incorporate anamorphic effects, artwork, and early movie-making equipment into their presentation.
The film combines a quiet, brooding New York detective story with art-historical references and disturbing crime scenes.
Films like Anamorph, and why
Se7en
stylized serial-killer investigation, grim urban atmosphere, and psychologically damaged detective
The Silence of the Lambs
artistic murder tableaux, investigative mystery, and cerebral killer profiling
The Batman
brooding detective work, grotesque crime imagery, and oppressive neo-noir mood
Movie Details
- Director
- Henry Miller
- Release Date
- 2007-09-21
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (219)
Cast
- Willem Dafoe
- Scott Speedman
- Peter Stormare
- Clea DuVall
- James Rebhorn
- Amy Carlson
- Yul Vazquez
- Don Harvey
- Samantha MacIvor
- Debbie Harry
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Anamorph about?
- A solitary New York detective confronts a new killer whose elaborate murder tableaux echo the case that already haunts him.
- What is Anamorph like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anamorph as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Anamorph violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Anamorph as graphic.
- What did critics think of Anamorph?
- Critics broadly found the film thinly plotted and derivative despite its academic artistic references and dark premise.
- Which films are like Anamorph?
- Films with a similar feel include Se7en, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Batman.
- How long is Anamorph?
- Anamorph runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anamorph?
- In United States, Anamorph streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
