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The Grim Sleeper

The Grim Sleeper

2014TV Movie⏱️ 1h 29mTV-14
BiographyDramaThriller
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
686 votes

Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.

Director
Stanley M. Brooks
Writers
Teena Booth, Robert Nathan
Stars
Dinora Walcott, Susan Ruttan, Chelah Horsdal
Release Date
March 15, 2014
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Dinora Walcott
Dinora Walcott
as Melayna
Susan Ruttan
Susan Ruttan
as Debra Gerngross
Chelah Horsdal
Chelah Horsdal
as Captain Vasquez
John Cassini
John Cassini
as Bob Lesser
Brendan Fletcher
Brendan Fletcher
as Jasper Morales
James R. Baylis
James R. Baylis
as Lonnie Franklin Jr.
Macy Gray
Macy Gray
as Margette Lincoln
Pendo Muema
Pendo Muema
as Zarina Jepperson
Reese Alexander
Reese Alexander
as Melayna's Father
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
as Detective Claymar

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Michael Jaffe Films, Stan & Deliver Films

🏷️ Keywords

serial killer

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

The story deserved more, but it also deserves a watch
by samsalonen β€’ 2019-05-29
7/10

"This film had so much potential. It has many very good actors and the plot itself was better than in many other serial killer films, but there are a lot of cringe worthy scenes where it takes you out of the story and gets you focused thinking on the film making, is it the bad script, was there not enough time to get in more scenes, directors inexperience, all of those things? The story deserved better. It is still definitely worth the watch. There is a certain lightness, that especially reporter Pelisek brings in, that is rare in a film with a dark subject as this and made it feel very differe..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The movie is based on the real case of "The Grim Sleeper," who is suspected in at least 10 deaths, one attempted murder and six others between 1985 and 2007 (with a 14-year gap in between. In July 2010, Lonnie Davis Franklin, Jr., was arrested and charged with 10 counts of murder and one of attempted murder. He has not been charged, as of August 2014, with six other murders police believe he might have committed during his suspected 14-year hiatus.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.