Crazy, Not Insane

"Murderers are made, not born."

2020 1h 57m EN

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7.2

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94%

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6.9

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★7.2TMDB · 86🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 3,025

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Synopsis

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Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.

“Murderers are made, not born.”

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Cast

Dorothy Lewis
Self
Laura Dern
Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)
Eric Lewis
Self - Dorothy's Son
Gillian Lewis
Self - Dorothy's Daughter
Richard Burr
Self - Defense Attorney
Bill Hagmaier
Self - Former FBI Special Agent
Park Dietz
Self - Forensic Psychiatrist
Catherine Yeager
Self - Clinical Psychologist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Gibney, shot by Ben Bloodwell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Will Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Grieve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dorothy Lewis and Laura Dern and Eric Lewis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Murderers are made, not born.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11668320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alex Gibney directs. Ben Bloodwell behind the camera. Will Bates scores. Andy Grieve cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Alex Gibney, shot by Ben Bloodwell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Will Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Andy Grieve shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dorothy Lewis and Laura Dern and Eric Lewis carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Murderers are made, not born.".
7IMDB entry: tt11668320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "serial killer", "murderer", "psychiatrist", "dissociative identity disorder".