Crazy, Not Insane

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Crazy, Not Insane

2020,

1h 58m,

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Psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis stirs controversy for her views on serial killers and the death penalty.

Critics Consensus

Crazy, Not Insane isn't as narratively disciplined as documentarian Alex Gibney's best work, but Dorothy Otnow Lewis' clinical analysis of murderous psychology may prompt unexpected sympathy for the devil.

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Becca James

Chicago Reader

Dec 30, 2020

A forensic psychiatrist known for her controversial views on serial killers and the death penalty, Lewis is an absorbing subject.

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Neal Justin

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Dec 30, 2020

Focusing on Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, a rebel psychiatrist who believed in multiple personality disorder long before her colleagues did. The videos of her interviewing mass murderers are riveting.

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Dec 16, 2020

B-

It's a fascinating idea, enhanced by some hair-raising interview footage that could make the most skeptical mind question whether there might be something to Lewis' theories.

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

Jan 25, 2024

4/5

Dr. Lewis is exceptionally empathetic, at the same time, she is painstakingly, surgically inspecting every facet of the perpetrators’ lives [...] like a true detective would (a parallel she would appreciate), tracing the villain origins of [DID] creation.

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Sayan Ghosh

The Hindu

Sep 27, 2023

...what intrigues them more is the age-old question which has never been met with a satisfying answer — what makes an individual indulge in prolonged periods of frenzied killing?

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Fernanda Solórzano

Letras Libres

Oct 26, 2021

Crazy, Not Insane approaches the topic of serial killers from what I believe is a quite necessary angle. [Full review in Spanish]

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Psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis stirs controversy for her views on serial killers and the death penalty.

Director: Alex Gibney
Producer: Erin Edeiken, Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Joey Marra
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Production Co: Jigsaw Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2020
Runtime: 1h 58m

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