Tales of the Grim Sleeper
2014 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · 93% critics
After a long-running investigation leads to an arrest in South Central Los Angeles, a documentary filmmaker heads into the neighborhood to look beyond the headlines. Through on-the-ground reporting, the film revisits the case and the community impacted by years of fear and unanswered questions.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-08-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (66 votes)
About
If you like true-crime documentaries that dig into a case’s wider impact on a community, this may work for you; Not for you if you want lighter viewing or clear-cut answers like The Innocence Files.
Pros: unsettling true-crime focus; community-centered perspective; gripping real-world stakes | Cons: heavy subject matter; limited case closure; emotionally draining tone
Themes
- serial killer
Cast & crew
- LJ
Lonnie Franklin Jr.
as Self
Directed by Nick Broomfield