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Critic Adam Smith
rated 8

At last an intelligent horror remake that understands its source material and yet brings something new to the butcher’s slab.

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Critic Alexander Kardelo
rated 6

Den lille hobbiten har blivit stor, och seriemördare. "Maniac" är Elijah Woods mörka enmansshow, en djupdykning ner i ett plågat psyke...

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Cast & Crew

Franck Khalfoun
Director
Mic Rodgers
As Old Man
Elijah Wood
As Frank
Sal Landi
As Police Chief
Jan Broberg
As Rita
Liane Balaban
As Judy

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Maniac is a horror-thriller movie that tells the story of Frank Zito, a young man who inherits his family's mannequin restoration business after his mother's death. However, Frank has a dark secret - he is a schizophrenic serial killer who murders and scalps women, attaching their hair to his mannequins to recreate a happy childhood memory. When he meets a photographer named Anna, he falls in love and tries to control his violent urges with medication. But as their relationship develops, Frank's killing spree continues, and he eventually targets Anna's mentor Rita. The movie takes a disturbing look at Frank's mental illness and the brutal murders he commits, raising questions about the nature of violence and obsession.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Maniac include Savageland, The Belko Experiment, Case 39, The Girl Next Door, Get Out, Eden Lake.

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Maniac was released for streaming on June 21, 2013.