To Catch a Killer (2023 film)

Eleanor Falco is a young and talented but troubled officer of the Baltimore Police Department wrestling with the demons of her past when she is recruited by Geoffrey Lammark, the FBI's chief investigator, to help profile and track down a sniper who is committing a series of seemingly-unrelated mass shootings. As the police and FBI launch a nationwide manhunt, they are thwarted at every turn by the killer's unprecedented behavior. Given her tortured psyche, Eleanor may be the only person who can understand the mind of their assailant and bring him to justice.

• Shailene Woodley as Eleanor Falco
• Ben Mendelsohn as Geoffrey Lammark
• Jovan Adepo as Mackenzie, an FBI agent
• Ralph Ineson as Dean Possey
• Rosemary Dunsmore as Mrs. Possey
• Michael Cram as Gavin
• Jason Cavalier as Marquand
• Mark Camacho as Chief Karl Jackson

In May 2019, Shailene Woodley joined the cast of the film, then titled Misanthrope, with Damián Szifron directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jonathan Wakeham. Woodley also produced the film,[2] which is Szifron's English-language debut.[3] In October 2019, it was announced Mark Strong was in talks to join the cast.[4] In December 2020, Ben Mendelsohn joined the cast.[5] In January 2021, Jovan Adepo was cast.[6] Ralph Ineson was revealed as part of the cast in March 2021.[7]

In May 2019, it was reported that filming would take place in Atlanta that year.[2] Filming took place instead in Montreal, Canada, from January 27 to March 10, 2021.[8]

In November 2022, Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[3] It was retitled To Catch a Killer, and released in theaters on April 21, 2023.[9]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 58 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Damián David Szifron's stylish direction and fine performances bolster To Catch a Killer's case, but a derivative script throws this thriller off course."[10]

• To Catch a Killer at IMDb