The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

They lived to watch you die.

Directed by Chuck Parello

Produced by Tartan Films

200497 min5.1 / 10

A grim, unflinching true-crime drama depicting the descent of two men into serial murder, driven by sexual obsession and thwarted ambition.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Hillside Strangler easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does The Hillside Strangler end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is The Hillside Strangler violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is The Hillside Strangler scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Hillside Strangler sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Hillside Strangler

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Hillside Strangler

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Hillside Strangler, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Hillside Strangler, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Hillside Strangler, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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