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Copycat

Copycat

Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 1995

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Movie details

Copycat

“One man is copying the most notorious killers in history one at a time. Together, two women must stop him from killing again. Or they’re next.”

1995 Thriller · Crime · Mystery 2h 4m

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Amiel

Written by

David Madsen · Ann Biderman

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Helen Hudson

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

M.J. Monahan

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Ruben Goetz

William McNamara

William McNamara

Peter Foley

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

Daryll Lee Cullum

J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

Lt. Quinn

Will Patton

Will Patton

Nicoletti

Court is in session

Put Copycat on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.