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The Act 2019
Serie
The Act se centra en Gypsy Blanchard, una niña que intenta escapar de la relación tóxica que tiene con su madre sobreprotectora, Dee Dee. Su búsqueda de la independencia acaba abriendo la caja de Pandora, lo que al final resulta en un asesinato.
Las caras de The Act
- La historia real de Gypsy Rose Blanchard
- Una madre que mantuvo enferma a su hija
- Un asesinato en Misuri
Buena para ti si
- quieres entender un crimen real desde dentro de la casa.
- te gustan Joey King y Patricia Arquette en una historia de madre e hija.
- te gusta la angustia que crece hacia algo que sabes que va a pasar.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas el maltrato infantil ni la crueldad médica en pantalla.
- necesitas esperanza, y la vida de Gypsy es una jaula que se va cerrando.
Temas: el control · el abuso · la libertad · la maternidad
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 2022
Series
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
The sides of DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- A serial killer in Milwaukee
- Victims' families ignored by the police
- A neighbour who kept calling for help
Good for you if
- you want to understand how police and institutions failed his victims for over a decade.
- you want a performance that stays with you, Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real murders and the grief of real families.
- you need a little light, and this Milwaukee stays grey and hopeless from start to finish.
About: racism · police failure · grief
MINDHUNTER 2017
Series
In the late 1970s, two FBI agents start interviewing imprisoned serial killers to understand how they think, and use what they learn on open cases.
The sides of MINDHUNTER
- Interviews with real killers
- The birth of criminal profiling
- What the work does to the people doing it
Good for you if
- you like tension that comes from people talking across a table.
- you like stories built on real cases and real killers.
- you like a slow, quiet build more than action.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a story left unfinished, and the series stopped after two seasons with the BTK thread still open.
- you don't want to hear crimes against women and children described in detail.
About: evil · method · the 1970s · obsession
Bates Motel 2013
Series
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.
The sides of Bates Motel
- A young Norman Bates and his mother
- A motel bought for a fresh start
- A small Oregon town full of secrets
Good for you if
- you like Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore as a mother and son too close.
- you like knowing where Norman ends up and dreading every step.
- you like a quiet Oregon town that lives off a hidden drug trade.
Bad for you if
- you can't take abuse and mental illness on screen.
- you can't watch murders on screen.
About: mothers and sons · madness · secrets
Hannibal 2013
Series
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
The sides of Hannibal
- An FBI profiler who thinks like killers
- A psychiatrist who cooks his victims
- Murder scenes staged like works of art
Good for you if
- you like crime scenes composed like paintings and dinners shot like still lifes.
- you can't take your eyes off Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter.
- you like watching Will Graham get closer to the man sitting across from him.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand corpses turned into displays.
- you want a crime show that plays like real police work.
About: manipulation · obsession · friendship · madness
The Serpent 2021
Series
The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.
The sides of The Serpent
- Charles Sobhraj preying on travellers in 1970s Asia
- His partner Marie-Andrée Leclerc
- A Dutch diplomat trying to stop him
Good for you if
- you want the true story of how Charles Sobhraj was finally caught.
- you like Tahar Rahim as a cold, charming killer.
- you like a diplomat closing in while the killer slips away.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch the murders of real young travellers.
- you lose track when the timeline jumps back and forth.
About: deception · obsession · justice
Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) 2003
Película
Corea del Sur, 1986. Una joven aparece brutalmente violada y asesinada. Dos meses después, se producen una serie de violaciones y asesinatos en circunstancias similares. Para buscar al asesino, se organiza un destacamento especial, encabezado por un detective de la policía local (Park Doo-man) y un detective de la policía de Seúl (Seo Tae-yoon), que ha solicitado ser asignado al caso.
Las caras de Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie)
- Dos detectives rurales tras un asesino en serie
- La Corea del Sur de los años 80 bajo régimen militar
- Crímenes basados en un caso real sin resolver de la época
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una cacería en campos bajo la lluvia donde cada pista se escapa.
- puedes reírte de policías torpes y brutales en medio de un caso sombrío.
- aguantas una historia donde la desesperación gana a la justicia.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas la brutalidad policial ni ver víctimas asesinadas en pantalla.
- no quieres leer subtítulos durante dos horas.
- necesitas un caso cerrado y un culpable con nombre.
Temas: la obsesión · el fracaso · la violencia policial · un país en transición
Prisioneros 2013
Película
Cuando su hija pequeña y su amiga desaparecen el día de Acción de Gracias, un padre se toma la justicia por su mano mientras un detective investiga el caso.
Las caras de Prisioneros
- Un detective que no se rinde
- Hasta dónde llega un padre
- Un caso construido como un laberinto
- Lluvia, frío y luz gris
Buena para ti si
- te gusta estar tenso durante dos horas y media seguidas.
- te gusta reunir pistas e intentar adelantarte al detective.
- te gusta ver a un actor llegar a un lugar crudo. Hugh Jackman lo hace.
Mala para ti si
- un niño en peligro es demasiado para ti.
- dos horas y media son demasiado para tu noche.
Temas: la fe · la venganza · la culpa · la paternidad
The Fall 2013
Series
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
The sides of The Fall
- A London detective sent to Belfast
- A family man who is a serial killer
- A slow cat-and-mouse hunt
Good for you if
- you like knowing who the killer is and waiting for Stella Gibson to close in.
- you want to watch Gillian Anderson's cool, unshakable detective.
- you like a Belfast police task force working a serial killer case.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch killings of women shown up close.
- you'd rather not spend hours inside a killer's daily life with his own children.
About: obsession · control · violence against women
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 2024
Series
The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
The sides of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- Two brothers who killed their parents
- A wealthy Beverly Hills home
- A trial about abuse and money
Good for you if
- you want to understand a case that made headlines in the nineties.
- you like actors carrying long, tense scenes of confession.
- you like being left to judge for yourself what happened in that family.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built around alleged child abuse.
- you can't stand seeing a real murder reenacted.
About: family · abuse · wealth · justice
The Devil All the Time 2020
Film
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
The sides of The Devil All the Time
- A boy growing up in backwoods Ohio
- A preacher who preys on young girls
- A couple who kill hitchhikers
Good for you if
- you can take a dark Southern Gothic story with little hope in it.
- you like many sinister lives crossing over two generations.
- you want to see Robert Pattinson as a predatory preacher.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand murders and gunshots shown up close.
- you can't watch suicide and abuse on screen.
- two hours and a quarter of this is too much for you.
About: faith · inherited violence · corruption
Sharp Objects 2018
Series
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
The sides of Sharp Objects
- A reporter back in her Missouri hometown
- Two murdered girls
- A mother and daughter with a terrible bond
Good for you if
- you want to watch Amy Adams carry every scene as Camille.
- you like a heavy, humid small town revealed one memory at a time.
- you can take a dark Southern story with no easy comfort.
Bad for you if
- you can't face self-harm, alcoholism and child abuse on screen.
- you'd rather avoid frank sex scenes, and Camille has a few.
About: trauma · mothers and daughters · home
Hereditary 2018
Película
Cosas extrañas comienzan a suceder en casa de los Graham tras la muerte de la abuela y matriarca, que deja en herencia su casa a su hija Annie. Annie Graham, una galerista casada y con dos hijos, no tuvo una infancia demasiado feliz junto a su madre, y cree que la muerte de ésta puede hacer que pase página. Pero todo se complica cuando su hija menor comienza a ver figuras fantasmales, que también empiezan a aparecer ante su hermano.
Las caras de Hereditary
- Una familia tras el funeral de una abuela
- Un chasquido
- El duelo de una madre que se convierte en otra cosa
Buena para ti si
- quieres un terror que te acompañe durante días.
- te gusta el duelo de una madre interpretado a toda potencia.
- te gusta una angustia que crece despacio.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas el gore. Algunas imágenes se muestran de cerca y se sostienen.
- una familia destrozada por el duelo y la enfermedad mental es demasiado para ti.
Temas: el duelo · la familia · el destino
Black Bird 2022
Series
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
The sides of Black Bird
- A drug dealer sent into a maximum security prison
- A man suspected of killing young girls
- A confession to get out of him
Good for you if
- you like long conversations in a cell where one wrong word ruins everything.
- you can't look away from Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall.
- you want a true story told soberly.
Bad for you if
- you can't hear a man describe the murders of young women.
- you want a prison story with fights and escapes.
About: guilt · redemption · fathers and sons
Legend 2015
Film
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
The sides of Legend
- Tom Hardy as both Kray twins
- 1960s London nightclubs and rackets
- A marriage worn down by the gang
Good for you if
- you want to watch Tom Hardy play two brothers at once.
- you like the rise of a London gang in the sixties.
- you like two brothers bound together even when one drags the other down.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand sudden, brutal beatings.
- you'd rather not watch a young wife sinking into despair.
About: brotherhood · power · loyalty
Hannibal 2001
Película
Han pasado diez años desde que el doctor Hannibal, después de su entrevista con la agente del FBI Clarice Starling, escapara del hospital de máxima seguridad en el que estaba recluido. Lecter vive ahora en Italia, pero Starling no ha podido olvidar sus encuentros con él: su fría voz sigue resonando en sus sueños. Mason Verger también recuerda a Lecter: fue su sexta víctima y, pese a quedar horriblemente desfigurado, logró sobrevivir. Tras heredar una fortuna, Verger decide emplearla para satisfacer sus deseos de venganza. Pero pronto se da cuenta de que, para sacar a Lecter de su escondrijo, debe ponerle delante un cebo irresistible: Clarice Starling.
Las caras de Hannibal
- Hannibal Lecter viviendo libre en Florencia
- Clarice Starling en desgracia en el FBI
- Una víctima desfigurada que planea su venganza
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una lenta cacería por las calles de Florencia.
- te sorprendes apoyando a un caníbal de modales perfectos.
- te gusta ver a Anthony Hopkins interpretar a Lecter como un monstruo refinado y sonriente.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas las escenas sangrientas de mutilación y canibalismo.
- prefieres no ver una historia construida sobre la crueldad y abusos del pasado.
Temas: la obsesión · la venganza · la fascinación
Them 2021
Series
A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.
The sides of Them
- A Black family moving to Compton in the fifties
- Neighbours who want them gone
- A Los Angeles detective in the nineties
Good for you if
- you like horror rooted in real racism.
- you like dread that builds inside a family home.
- you like stories set in America's past.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand graphic, cruel violence.
- you can't watch racist abuse and trauma at length.
About: racism · trauma · family
Black Phone 2022
Película
En una ciudad de Colorado, en los años 70, un enmascarado secuestra a Finney Shaw, un chico tímido e inteligente de 13 años, y le encierra en un sótano insonorizado donde de nada sirven sus gritos. Cuando un teléfono roto y sin conexión empieza a sonar, Finney descubre que a través de él puede oír las voces de las anteriores víctimas, las cuales están decididas a impedir que Finney acabe igual que ellas.
Las caras de Black Phone
- Un chico encerrado en un sótano insonorizado
- Un teléfono desconectado por el que llaman víctimas del pasado
- Una hermana con sueños que ven cosas
Buena para ti si
- te gusta que te asuste un secuestrador enmascarado en el Colorado de los años 70.
- te gusta ver a Finney preparar su huida con la ayuda de los muertos.
- te gusta el vínculo entre Finney y su hermana Gwen.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas ver maltrato infantil y secuestros en pantalla.
- quieres una historia de secuestro que se mantenga realista. Aquí los muertos llaman a Finney por un teléfono desconectado.
Temas: el valor · los hermanos · el maltrato
The Ripper 2020
Documentary
For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.
The sides of The Ripper
- Thirteen women killed in the North of England
- A police hunt that lasted five years
- Women of Yorkshire recalling the fear
Good for you if
- you want the victims and their families heard, not just the killer.
- you like a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s.
- you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him.
Bad for you if
- you can't listen to families talk about murdered mothers and daughters.
- you need a story that leaves you with some hope.
About: violence against women · police failure · fear
El intercambio 2008
Película
Christine Collins es una madre que recupera a su hijo, al que habían secuestrado meses antes. Pero en la locura del muy fotografiado reencuentro, comienza a sospechar que el niño que le han entregado no es su hijo. A pesar de unas fuerzas del orden corruptas y de una opinión pública más que escéptica, intenta dilucidar el misterio cueste lo que cueste. Tachada de loca e incapacitada, por fin encuentra un aliado en el reverendo Briegleb, que la ayudará en su búsqueda.
Las caras de El intercambio
- Una madre cuyo hijo desaparece en el Los Ángeles de 1928
- Un niño devuelto por la policía que no es el suyo
- Una mujer internada en un psiquiátrico por insistir
Buena para ti si
- quieres la historia real de Christine Collins y su lucha contra la policía de Los Ángeles.
- no puedes apartar la vista de Angelina Jolie como una madre que no se rinde.
- te gusta el Los Ángeles de los años veinte, con sus tranvías y sus centralitas telefónicas.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas un niño desaparecido y los crímenes que hay detrás.
- dos horas y veinte te parecen demasiado.
Temas: la maternidad · la corrupción · la verdad