Tales of the Grim Sleeper

2014 film
  • 29 August 2014 (2014-08-29) (Telluride)[1]
  • 30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
Running time
110 minutesLanguageEnglish

Tales of the Grim Sleeper is a 2014 documentary film about the serial killer Lonnie David Franklin Jr., nicknamed the Grim Sleeper. It was produced, directed, and written by Nick Broomfield.[2]

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 100% fresh rating, based on 38 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.7/10.[3] It was shortlisted for the 87th Academy Awards.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Telluride 2014: Documentary Overview". 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ McCahill, Mike (29 January 2015). "Tales of the Grim Sleeper review – a forensic study of real-life murder in LA". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Tales Of The Grim Sleeper". Rotten Tomatoes.
  4. ^ "15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2014 OSCAR RACE". 1 December 2014.

External links

  • Tales of the Grim Sleeper at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Films directed by Nick Broomfield
  • Who Cares? (1971)
  • Proud to Be British (1973)
  • Behind the Rent Strike (1974)
  • Juvenile Liaison (1975)
  • Whittingham (1975)
  • Fort Augustus (1976)
  • Soldier Girls (1981)
  • Tattooed Tears (1982)
  • Chicken Ranch (1983)
  • Lily Tomlin (1986)
  • Driving Me Crazy (1988)
  • Diamond Skulls (1989)
  • Juvenile Liaison 2 (1990)
  • The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife (1991)
  • Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
  • Monster in a Box (1992)
  • Tracking Down Maggie (1994)
  • Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)
  • Fetishes (1996)
  • Kurt & Courtney (1998)
  • Biggie & Tupac (2002)
  • Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
  • His Big White Self (2006)
  • Ghosts (2006)
  • Battle for Haditha (2007)
  • Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (2011)
  • Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
  • Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)


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