Anamorph

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Anamorph

R,

2008,

1h 44m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Crime/

Drama

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27%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

24%

2,500+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

27%

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26 Reviews

24%

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2,500+ Ratings

Five years after helping to catch and kill a serial killer known as Uncle Eddie, NYPD Detective Stan Aubray (Willem Dafoe) is an alcoholic wreck, demoted to teaching duty. When a stockbroker is found murdered in the same manner as Uncle Eddie's victims, Stan is assigned to work the case with Detective Carl Uffner (Scott Speedman). At every new crime scene, artistically arranged murders offer tantalizing clues pointing to the old cases. And, as the bodies pile up, Stan becomes the main suspect.

Critics Consensus

Thin on plot but heavy on academic references, Anamorph proves more derivative than terrifying.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

May 2, 2008

1.5/5

Director H.S. Miller thinks he's made something broodingly visionary when you're more likely to be aesthetically shaken up by one of Mad magazine's Fold-Ins.

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Apr 18, 2008

1.5/4

A serial-killer flick told like an art lecture, Anamorph manages to be gruesome yet dull.

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

Apr 18, 2008

2/4

The long shadow of David Fincher's Seven falls on Anamorph, a moody, ultimately unexciting thriller.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mar 14, 2010

B

Creepy, turgid and cerebral mind-game serial killer flick.

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Johnny Butane

Dread Central

Dec 4, 2008

2/5

No more interesting than any standard episode of "CSI" or any of the other myriad of cop-centric whodunits polluting our airwaves.

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Jul 10, 2008

1/5

O roteiro carregado de clichs desperdia o que at poderia ser uma premissa interessante, ao passo que os esforos estilsticos de Miller soam patticos, como uma imitao barata dos trabalhos de David Fincher.

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Hermione S

Nov 12, 2017

Perhaps if you view this film from a specific angle you might see a good film, but from where I was standing it fell flat. If it weren't for Willem bringing some gravitas to the proceedings then I don't think I'd have even made it to the end

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Synopsis

Five years after helping to catch and kill a serial killer known as Uncle Eddie, NYPD Detective Stan Aubray (Willem Dafoe) is an alcoholic wreck, demoted to teaching duty. When a stockbroker is found murdered in the same manner as Uncle Eddie's victims, Stan is assigned to work the case with Detective Carl Uffner (Scott Speedman). At every new crime scene, artistically arranged murders offer tantalizing clues pointing to the old cases. And, as the bodies pile up, Stan becomes the main suspect.

Director: H.S. Miller
Producer: Marissa McMahon
Screenwriter: H.S. Miller, Tom Phelan
Distributor: IFC First Take
Production Co: Kamala Films
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Grisly Images|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.9K
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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