Girl in the Picture
A harrowing true-crime investigation follows the clues from a young mother’s suspicious death to the hidden identity and violent history of a murderous fugitive.
Overview
A haunting exploration of identity and tragedy unfolds as a mother's mysterious death leads to shocking revelations.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- harrowing
- paranoid
- investigative
- true crime marathon
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the documentary as a gripping and disturbing investigation that turns a complex identity mystery into compelling true-crime storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation centers on discovering who the young mother really was beneath multiple aliases and conflicting records.
The case foregrounds psychological, physical, and sexual abuse used to control victims across decades.
The mother's death and her son's kidnapping progressively expose a much larger mystery involving a federal fugitive.
The film combines interviews with FBI personnel, acquaintances, medical experts, foster parents, and archival footage of Franklin Delano Floyd.
Films like Girl in the Picture, and why
Abducted in Plain Sight
true crime documentary built around a decades-long identity mystery, abuse, murder, and a fugitive criminal
The Keepers
investigative crime documentary examining hidden identities, family trauma, and a disturbing long-running criminal case
I Love You, Now Die
crime documentary using testimony and archival evidence to uncover manipulation, abuse, and a killer's concealed history
Movie Details
- Director
- Skye Borgman
- Release Date
- 2022-07-06
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (315)
Cast
- Franklin Delano Floyd
- Joe Fitzpatrick
- Karen Parsley
- Dr. Charles Engles
- Merle Bean
- Ernest Bean
- Billy Carter
- Sherry Fortson-Bailey
- Lynn Clemons
- Jenny Fisher
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 Girl in the Picture about?
- A harrowing true-crime investigation follows the clues from a young mother’s suspicious death to the hidden identity and violent history of a murderous fugitive.
- What is Girl in the Picture like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Girl in the Picture as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Girl in the Picture violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Girl in the Picture as brutal.
- What did critics think of Girl in the Picture?
- Critics broadly praised the documentary as a gripping and disturbing investigation that turns a complex identity mystery into compelling true-crime storytelling.
- Which films are like Girl in the Picture?
- Films with a similar feel include Abducted in Plain Sight, The Keepers, and I Love You, Now Die.
- How long is Girl in the Picture?
- Girl in the Picture runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Girl in the Picture?
- In United States, Girl in the Picture streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
