Beware the Slenderman

Name: Beware the Slenderman
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2016-03-11
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier, Payton Leutner, Angie Geyser, William Weier

2016·Movie·115 min·★ 6.5(267)

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“On May 31st, 2014, in the woods outside of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year old girls stabbed their classmate 19 times. This is the true story of what drove them to do it.”

In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there?

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About Beware the Slenderman

Beware the Slenderman is a 2016 English-language documentary and crime film directed by Irene Taylor. The cast is led by Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier, Payton Leutner. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.

Beware the Slenderman was produced by Vermilion Films and HBO Documentary Films and made in United States of America. It was released on March 11, 2016.

Director: Irene Taylor
Release date: March 11, 2016
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Vermilion Films, HBO Documentary Films

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Beware the Slenderman cast & crew

Beware the Slenderman was directed by Irene Taylor.

The cast features Morgan Geyser as Self, Anissa Weier as Self, Payton Leutner as Self (archive footage), Angie Geyser as Self, William Weier as Self, and Michael O. Bohren as Self.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Benoît Charest, cinematography is by Nick Midwig, and it was produced by Sophie Harris and Irene Taylor.

Is Beware the Slenderman worth watching?

Beware the Slenderman holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 267 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary and crime, Beware the Slenderman is worth a place on your watchlist.

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