Anamorph

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Anamorph

R

2008

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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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.

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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

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.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 2, 2008

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

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

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 18, 2008

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

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

Rated: 2/4

Apr 18, 2008

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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

Rated: B

Mar 14, 2010

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Johnny Butane

Dread Central

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

Rated: 2/5

Dec 4, 2008

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

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.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 10, 2008

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Soph H

I really liked this movie. It was well made and Willem Defoe is always a good watch. It was intriguing, well thought out and reached below the fast gore of the horror genre more common today. It was similar to "Manhunter" in that regard. I actually had to watch it twice in a row because of things I missed. It isn't one you can watch and 'get' while tweeting or fb etc. You need to pay attention. BUT, at the end of the movie I didn't understand the why of it which was a little frustrating.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/12/23

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Audience Member

I really liked it. It is unique and surreal. It's one of my favorite crime-drama movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Unlike Silence of the Lambs or Se7en Anamorph lacks urgency but delivers a movie that is more of an art piece, literally. In that sense it's more like Christopher Nolan's Prestige. The film also manages to take the widely accepted cliches of the detective thriller genera and turn them around.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Dark. Slow. Shallow and disjointed narrative. Intriguing but unsatisfying. You don't share the main characters obsession. There's no point to the whole mystery. Big waste of time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Anamorph: the truth depends on where you stand--wonderfully dark!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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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