The 90s brought some exciting thrillers to the screen, including Copykill from director Jon Amiel. In it, a serial killer copies the most famous murderers in history and gives true crime fans a real treat. Copykill is on TV today.
Thriller Copykill on TV: This murderer copies the methods of well-known serial killers
The severely traumatized criminal psychologist Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) narrowly escaped death at the hands of a psychopath. Since then, she rarely leaves the apartment until Inspector MJ Monahan (Holly Hunter) convinces her to help solve a series of murders. Helen is tasked with profiling the sadistic serial killer Copycat.
He kills according to a certain pattern in which he precisely copies the methods of well-known serial killers. The two women have to put the pieces of the puzzle together to track him down.
Copykill undeservedly went down next to the thriller masterpiece Seven
In the USA, Copykill was released just a month after the mega-hit Sieben, which remains one of the flagships of the genre to this day. This may be why Copykill failed at the box office. It definitely deserved more attention: if you ignore the Scream series, which belongs more to the horror genre, Copykill ends up with us Number 3 of the best serial killer thrillers of the 90sright behind Seven and The Silence of the Lambs.
The film also received predominantly positive reviews internationally. On Rotten Tomatoes, Copykill received 76 percent approval from critics. The outstanding cast and their complex characters are particularly praised.
When will the exciting psychological thriller Copykill be on TV?
Tele 5 shows the thriller on the night of Wednesday, December 4th at 12:20 a.m. If you missed Copykill, you can stream it with a subscription on Disney+, among other places.
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