Dahmer

2002

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 41 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 12370 12.4K

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Plot summary

On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his life.

Director

David Jacobson Photo
David Jacobson

Top cast

Jeremy Renner Photo
Jeremy Renner as Jeffrey Dahmer
Sean Blakemore Photo
Sean Blakemore as Corliss
Kate Williamson Photo
Kate Williamson as Grandma
Lily Knight Photo
Lily Knight as Mother
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
937 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 2
1.88 GB
1920*1036
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BA_Harrison 7 / 10

Never let a stranger buy you sneakers.

Movies based on real life serial killers tend to get a lot further under my skin than those with fictional maniacs—films like Dahmer, which details the nauseating activities of gay serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who drugged and dismembered his unlucky victims, concealing their body-parts in and around his home(s). The fact that these events actually happened (I can remember the discovery of Dahmer's victims in the news) and are portrayed so convincingly makes Dahmer seriously chilling viewing.Jeremy Renner, as the titular killer, is simply superb, effectively playing the character as both a teenager and an adult. Director David Jacobson shoots in a non-linear fashion, which adds a further dimension of interest, yet he also avoids sensationalism, the gore quotient kept relatively low and other unsettling details of Dahmer's lifestyle thankfully obscured in a drug and alcohol infused haze. It's a wise move: this study of Jeffrey Dahmer's life is disturbing enough without matters getting too graphic.
Reviewed by rsyung 7 / 10

A little Dahmer in all of us.

I found Dahmer to be an interesting exploration into the mind of a serial killer. Light on exposition(flashbacks aside), it allows the viewer to fill in the gaps as to Dahmer's motivation. I think Jeremy Renner did a terrific job portraying Dahmer as a soft-spoken misfit and outsider who's just looking for love. David Jacobson explores the duality of Dahmer effectively and subtlely, as when Dahmer watches people having sex with a mixture of detachment and disdain,and then seeks out his own sexual liaisons with disastrous results. He is so full of self-loathing and shame that he must first drug, then kill his victims to avoid facing the rejection he is sure will happen. When he finally meets Artel Kayaru as Rodney, he has met his alter-ego...someone carefree and uninhibited and it's apparent Dahmer is experiencing conflicting emotions and perhaps some kind of revelation. But it's too late to save him. Low on gore and violence, which was refreshing. Cinematography was first-rate. Locations were depressingly banal and middle America, settings which seem to breed the most monstrous impulses. A lowkey and worthwhile look into the results of unchecked fear rage and shame, and an invitation to explore the little Dahmer in all of us.
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