In 1896 New York, a criminal psychologist, an illustrator, and a secretary hunt a killer with dark humor.
Suspenseful and darkly comic. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than a TV-MA usually carries. Beyond that, strong violence and some strong language.
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New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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