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      Anamorph

      R Released Apr 16, 2008 1 hr. 44 min. Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama List
      27% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 24% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less
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      Thin on plot but heavy on academic references, Anamorph proves more derivative than terrifying.

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Anamorph: the truth depends on where you stand--wonderfully dark!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joshua Land Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Creepy, turgid and cerebral mind-game serial killer flick. Rated: B Mar 14, 2010 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      Screenwriter
      H.S. Miller, Tom Phelan
      Distributor
      IFC First Take
      Production Co
      Kamala Films
      Rating
      R (Some Violence|Language|Disturbing Grisly Images)
      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
      Sound Mix
      SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS