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The Night Stalker

Play trailer Poster for The Night Stalker 2016,  1h 29m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 48% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 48% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
An attorney (Bellamy Young) tries to get convicted serial killer Richard Ramirez (Lou Diamond Phillips) to confess to crimes attributed to a death row inmate.

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Jun 20, 2016
Neither the movie nor its heroine ever confuse understanding his past with excusing what he became. Go to Full Review
Bob Calhoun RogerEbert.com Jun 10, 2016
2.5/4
It's Phillips' brooding intensity that draws you into the film, and will have you locking your back windows when it's over. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 3, 2020
C
Like if Lifetime made "Silence of the Lambs." Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Parallax View Sep 19, 2017
It's the story of Richard Ramirez, who was branded The Night Stalker during his 14 month reign of terror... but it's just as much about how his actions reverberated through the culture of Southern California. Go to Full Review
J.R. Kinnard PopMatters Dec 31, 2016
6/10
Though Phillips' triumphant performance makes The Night Stalker worth watching, it barely scratches the surface of Richard Ramirez's infectious evil. Go to Full Review
Andrew Wright The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jun 3, 2016
Writer/director Megan Griffiths successfully captures the burbling hysteria of mid-'80s California, when every open window and slow-moving car carried a horrific potential energy. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Megan Griffiths

Director

Lou Diamond Phillips

Richard Ramirez

Bellamy Young

Kit

Alice Rietveld

Inez

Mark Kelly

Joe

Louis Herthum

Jed

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The Night Stalker

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Movie Info

Synopsis An attorney (Bellamy Young) tries to get convicted serial killer Richard Ramirez (Lou Diamond Phillips) to confess to crimes attributed to a death row inmate.
Director
Megan Griffiths
Producer
Matthew R. Brady, Alisa Tager
Screenwriter
Megan Griffiths
Production Co
MRB Productions
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 13, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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