The Hillside Strangler
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The Hillside Strangler

They lived to watch you die.

5.1 / 10 2004 1h 37mR English
DramaHorrorMysteryThriller

Storyline

Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.

Cast & Crew

Allison Lange

Allison Lange

Claire Shelton

Lead
Nicholas Turturro

Nicholas Turturro

Angelo Buono

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Kenneth Bianchi

ZL

Zarah Little

Carrie Ploskonko

Jennifer Tisdale

Jennifer Tisdale

Erin

Kent King

Kent King

Gabrielle

Aimee Brooks

Aimee Brooks

Felicia Waller

Natasha Melnick

Natasha Melnick

Karyn

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chuck Parello's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Hillside Strangler is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker