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Two filmmakers investigate the disappearance of five children and the real boogeyman linked to them.
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Riveting and bone-chillingly creepy, Cropsey manages to be one of the best documentaries and one of the best horror movies of the year.

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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Nothing is answered definitively here. But if there's a real Cropsey to be found, it may be Staten Island itself. Mar 3, 2014 Full Review New York Daily News Disturbing and flavorful. Mar 3, 2014 Full Review Roger Ebert RogerEbert.com Cropsey is a creepy documentary with all the elements of a horror film about a demented serial killer, and an extra ingredient: This one is real. Rated: 3/4 Mar 3, 2014 Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos Cropsey is really well-paced in doling out both large and small revelations. May 24, 2023 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Most entertaining yet less convincing when exploring the urban legend. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Thrillist Entertainment Staff Thrillist One of the creepiest documentaries ever made, Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio's film shows how some urban legends are based on true stories even more unsettling than the myths. Nov 28, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Iro A Don't waste your time, very bad true crime documentary and not scary whatsoever. The dude that was convicted got life based on some hunches or something, THERE WAS NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE. This will make you mad just don't. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Eli W Trash. Literally zero evidence this guy did it. Literally nothing learned after the first minute and they feel like they have an ah hah! Shame on anyone fir putting this out. Worst doc I've ever wasted my time on. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Alec B Too often the filmmakers resort to cheap, manipulative, 48 hours-esque stylistic choices but they do manage to make disturbing connections between an urban legend of their childhood and the horrifying reality of a series of crimes in their neighborhood. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review Kyle M A documentary on a real-life boogeyman stemmed from urban legend roots speculatively seeded by the affecting community shows real-life horror with multi-layered uncertainty surrounding the patterns amidst declining presentation but not without provoking a difference in the thought process plus being nicely unfolded in a moderately captivating matter. (B) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/22 Full Review Audience Member This documentary is definitely something to watch when you're bored. I feel they could have done more with this film, maybe get more facts, seek out some answers to some obvious questions. One major question being who was this George guy that found a disturbed area during the first search for a child, he claims he saw it during the search but know one else did, why didn't he make people dig at that moment during the first search. He was so adamant about this area he saw with clay balls in the dirt indicating the area had been disturbed in some way which led them to search again and viola there was the body. Later on there is a hint that there was evidence that the body showed signs that it was moved to that spot. Was this George guy questioned?? Was DNA ever tested on the body that was found of the 12 year old? Did children stop coming up missing that fit the profile after Rand was arrested? Maybe another documentary can be done before this guy passes away that's a little more focused on hard evidence and not the urban legends, cults and bad witness statements. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Leonard E Don't listen to all the positive reviews, they tricked me. Starts off interesting but then goes off the rails. It gets really slow and goes all over the place, becomes boring. Nothing is resolved by the end which makes the whole documentary pointless, a pointless watch. Don't watch, save your time, find something else to watch. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/20/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two filmmakers investigate the disappearance of five children and the real boogeyman linked to them.
Director
Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman
Producer
Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman
Screenwriter
Joshua Zeman
Production Co
Antidote Films, Ghost Robot
Genre
Documentary, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.5K
Runtime
1h 24m
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