Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
2003 · Movie · R · 89 min · ★ 6.7 · 78% critics
This follow-up true-crime documentary revisits a convicted highway sex worker as her case nears its final legal outcome. Through tense interviews and courtroom footage, it examines her shifting accounts, deteriorating mental state, and the surrounding debate over justice, responsibility, and the death penalty in Florida.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-11-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (148 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grim, intimate true-crime documentary that raises hard questions about punishment and mental health, similar to Into the Abyss or Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer; Not for you if you want a neutral, neatly structured account.
Pros: compelling interviews; thought-provoking questions; unsettling true-crime detail | Cons: biased perspective; messy, erratic flow; monotone narration
Themes
- prison
- death penalty
- child abuse
- michigan
- death row
- self-defense
- death sentence
- interview
- childhood trauma
- daytona
- dysfunctional family
- rape victim
- +27 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Aileen Wuornos
as Self (archive footage)
Nick Broomfield
as Self
- DW
Diane Wuornos
as Self
- AP
Arlene Pralle
as Self (archive footage)
Tyria Moore
as Self (archive footage)
- DB
Dawn Botkins
as Self
- MC
Michelle Chauvin
as Self
- DM
Dick Mills
as Self (archive footage)
- DA
Dennis Allen
as Self
Jeb Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill