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Running Time: 113 minutes
This film from 20th Century Studios is premiering Friday, March 17 exclusively on Hulu.
In the early 1960s, the Greater Boston area was terrorized by a killer who randomly targeted and strangled women. A 1968 feature film chronicled the figure and was released just a year after a suspect was successfully prosecuted for the crimes.
Boston Strangler is “inspired by” the exploits of the reporters who first broke the story and tries to present a new take on the events. The movie is handsomely mounted and well-acted, but is neither as chilling or gripping as hoped for.
Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley) is a journalist...