Capturing the Killer Nurse
2022 · Movie · PG-13 · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · 66% critics
This true-crime story follows a well-liked hospital nurse whose trusted public image hides a far darker reality. As suspicion grows around deaths linked to multiple medical facilities in the Northeast, the case explores how someone in a caregiving role could evade notice for so long.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-11-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (78 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to disturbing true-crime stories about hidden danger behind ordinary roles, this may appeal, especially if you liked Signs of a Psychopath or John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise; Not for you if medical crime stories feel too upsetting.
Pros: chilling real case; unsettling hospital setting; strong true-crime hook | Cons: very disturbing subject; bleak tone; limited beyond premise
Themes
- new jersey
- based on novel or book
- intensive care
- nurse
- pennsylvania, usa
- based on true story
- murder
- serial killer
- hospital
- true crime
- male nurse
- unexplained deaths
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Charles Cullen
as Self (archive footage)
- AL
Amy Loughren
as Self - Nurse, Somerset Medical Center, 2001-2004
- DH
Donna Hargreaves
as Self - Nurse, Somerset Medical Center, 2000-2014
- DR
Dr. Bruce Ruck
as Self - Toxicologist
- TB
Tim Braun
as Self - Commander, Somerset Major Crimes Unit, 2002-2005
- DB
Danny Baldwin
as Self - Lead Detective, Somerset Major Crimes Unit, 2003-2006
- CG
Charles Graeber
as Self - Author, 'The Good Nurse'
- DM
Dr. Steven Marcus
as Self - Medical Director, Poison Control Center, 1983-2016
- PM
Pat Medellin
as Self - Nurse, St. Luke's Hospital, 2002-2004
Directed by Tim Travers Hawkins