Boston Strangler
Movie • 2023 • Crime
ReportLoretta McLaughlin, who was the first reporter to connect the murders and break the story of the Strangler. She and fellow reporter Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early ’60s to report on the city’s most notorious serial killer and worked tirelessly to keep women informed. McLaughlin pursued the story at great personal risk and uncovered corruption that cast doubt on the true identity of the Boston Strangler.
This movie contains 25 potentially triggering events.
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Abuse
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
Loretta receives some calls where the person on the other line says nothing but heavily breathes into the phone. She also sees someone standing in front of her house and then receives a threatening letter at her house.
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Most of the characters either smoke (cigarettes) or drink
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characters are depicted drinking in the morning and at work
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Is someone held under water?
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one of the victims are drowned in a bathtub
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Audio. I had to mute it and turn my head until my friend said it was ok.
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Bodily Harm
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The strangulations happen off screen but you can still hear the struggle happening.
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multiple times on screen and off (audio only)
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Does someone become unconscious?
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strangled
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Is someone tortured?
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not on screen but it is implied that the women who were murdered were tortured before they died
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Not too many and they are generally after shots of the murderer approaching the next victim
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A woman turns on the tap for the tub and starts to underdress, but stops when she hears a knock on the door.
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
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Does someone vomit?
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Is there audio gore?
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the screams of the victims
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Large-scale Violence
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It takes place in the 60s
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
Some heavy breathing on the phone. Don't remember if theres any food related ones.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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At one point Loretta is in a long narrow hallway with a man who could be the murderer
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Does someone die by suicide?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
There is a bit when discussing looking for suspects about checking gay bars. Not necessarily hate speech but still a negative stereotype. And also to that one of the men asks if there are really that many gay bars in Boston in disbelief.
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There is a bit when discussing looking for suspects about checking gay bars.
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nothing on screen is particularly sexual but the descriptions of the women's assault is graphic and images of the crime scenes are shown
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of course the women who were killed were objectified, but not by the film
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Even in images of the crime scenes, the women have their underwear on
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Sexism
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12 of the killings remain unsolved and Loretta divorced her husband, but she went on to have a successful career and remained friends with Jean
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
A man does get stabbed. Other than that, nothing too excessive.
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at least one officer holds a gun out but does not shoot
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