Cropsey
2009 · Movie · NR · 84 min · ★ 6.0 · 82% critics
Two filmmakers revisit a childhood urban legend and begin to suspect it may be rooted in real events. Their search pulls them into a chilling investigation of several missing children, unsettling local history, and a possible suspect, as interviews and old records blur the line between folklore and fact.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-04-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (177 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like unsettling true-crime documentaries that mix local legend with real investigations, similar to Killer Legends; Not for you if you need clear resolutions, brisk pacing, or minimal discussion of missing children.
Pros: chilling real-life mystery; strong interviews; disturbing archival footage | Cons: inconclusive answers; uneven focus later; some filler stretches
Themes
- kidnapping
- asylum
- satanism
- boogeyman
- urban legend
- missing person
- found footage
- staten island, new york city
- woman director
Cast & crew
Joshua Zeman
as Himself
Barbara Brancaccio
as Herself
- BE
Bill Ellis
as Himself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State
- DD
Dorothy D'Eletto
as Herself - Archivist & Researcher
Geraldo Rivera
as Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
- KS
Karen Schweiger
as Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother
- DN
David Navarro
as Himself - Former Newscaster
- DC
Donna Cutugno
as Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer
- RA
Ralph Aquino
as Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
- BJ
Bobby Jensen
as Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Directed by Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio