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Collectors
Abject Films

Collectors reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 37 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.0 out of 10
based on 7 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

America is drawn to the macabre handiwork of the serial killer. From best sellers to movies and television, there is an insatiable appetite for serial killer related material. Collectors focuses on two of the country's premier serial killer enthusiasts. (Abject Films)


GENRE(S): Documentary  
DIRECTED BY: Julian P. Hobbs  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: October 27, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 87 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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75
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Mostly head-spinning sound bites.
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63
New York Post V. A. Musetto
It's all very fascinating, but one thing is missing: Hobbs never attempts to probe the mind of Staton.
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60
Film Threat Ron Wells
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe our two heroes are nothing more than a pair of grinning jackals. However, if you spend so much time documenting their behavior, you should devote at least as much time exploring their motivations as you do recording the condemnations of the victims' families.
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50
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The subject is disturbing, but the movie offers a rare glimpse at yet another way in which money has displaced morality in contemporary American life.
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50
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
It will horrify people who had no idea a subculture of killer collectibles existed, and leave viewers more familiar with the subject wishing it had dug a little deeper.
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20
Village Voice Nick Rutigliano
Maddeningly blasé about its own position in the serial-killer myth.
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10
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Hobbs's rancid little documentary.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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Edo A. gave it an 8:
Very thought provoking, a tale of a demented society, and how horror and art get certain people excited. I wonder how come this doesn't seem likely to take place in Europe or anywhere else in the Western world for that matter. The detached way in which Hobbs follows the gallery of people is actually helpful, as the viewer must think about the moral meaning of the facts presented. Flows? I wish someone in the movie would criticize these two characters that collects the art made by serial killers. Someohow, this doesn't happen anywhere on the film. See it.

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