My Friend Dahmer

Name: My Friend Dahmer
Genre: History, Drama, Crime
Released: 2017-11-03
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Liam Koeth

2017·Movie·R·107 min·★ 6.5(648)

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“Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. This is the story before that story.”

Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.

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About My Friend Dahmer

My Friend Dahmer is a 2017 English-language history, drama and crime film directed by Marc Meyers. The cast is led by Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel .

My Friend Dahmer was produced by Ibid Filmworks, Aperture Entertainment, and Attic Light Films and made in United States of America. It was released on November 3, 2017, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $1 million worldwide.

Director: Marc Meyers
Writers: Marc Meyers
Release date: November 3, 2017
OTT release: February 6, 2018
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $1 million
Production: Ibid Filmworks, Aperture Entertainment, Attic Light Films

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My Friend Dahmer cast & crew

My Friend Dahmer was directed by Marc Meyers and written by Marc Meyers.

The cast features Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer, Alex Wolff as John 'Derf' Backderf, Anne Heche as Joyce Dahmer, Dallas Roberts as Lionel Dahmer, Liam Koeth as Dave Dahmer, and Nancy Telzerow as Carol Backderf.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrew Hollander, cinematography is by Daniel Katz, and it was produced by Adam Goldworm and Marc Meyers.

Is My Friend Dahmer worth watching?

My Friend Dahmer holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 648 ratings, a solidly received history films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy history, drama, and crime, My Friend Dahmer is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch My Friend Dahmer

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It first became available to stream digitally on February 6, 2018.

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