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2010
Not Rated
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 24 m

2010
Not Rated
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 24 m

Summary Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery behind five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearance in their hometown of Staten Island, New York. (Cinema Purgatorio)

Directed By: Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman

Written By: Joshua Zeman

2010
Not Rated
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 24 m

2010
Not Rated
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 24 m

Cropsey

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

73

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings

6.4

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Summary Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery behind five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearance in their hometown of Staten Island, New York. (Cinema Purgatorio)

Directed By: Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman

Written By: Joshua Zeman

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Top Cast

Joshua Zeman

Self

Barbara Brancaccio

Self

Bill Ellis

Self - Professor of Folklore, Penn State

Dorothy D'Eletto

Self - Archivist & Researcher

Geraldo Rivera

Self - Reporter

Karen Schweiger

Self - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother

David Navarro

Self - Former Newscaster

Donna Cutugno

Self - Founder, Friends of Jennifer

Ralph Aquino

Self - Retired Detective, NYPD

Bobby Jensen

Self - Retired Detective, NYPD

Ernie Anastos

Self - Reporter

Andre Rand

Self - Suspect

Jim Callaghan

Self - Former Editor, Staten Island Eagle

Jim Dolan

Self - Reporter

Theresa Doyle

Self - Searcher for Jennifer

Ed Armstrong

Self - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother

Sean Hughes

Self - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother

Peter Hughes

Self - Holly Ann Hughes's Father

Holly Cederholm

Self - Holly Ann Hughes's Mother

Ken Schweiger

Self - Jennifer Schweiger's Father

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

93% Positive
13 Reviews

7% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

93% Positive
13 Reviews

7% Mixed
1 Review

0% Negative
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A chillingly effective documentary.

By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

A documentary that delves into what happens when the ghost stories you told as kids, the stuff of urban legends, seem to come true.

By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

With tinkling thriller music and dramatic voiceover narration, this modest but engrossing first-person documentary comes on like a true crime caper.

By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW

Ultimately -- and perhaps fittingly -- Cropsey is most effective as a study of Staten Island and its inhabitants, specifically the half-life of grief as it is manifested in a self-contained community.

By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

The story of the unsolved abductions and the man who might have become the scapegoat for a community is troubling enough. No big-screen trickery is required.

The New York Times

Its straggling, true-crime narrative, leaping hither and yon like a dog chasing butterflies, is not what holds the film together; the real glue is the emergence of a parallel between location and suspect, between literal dumping ground and figurative. This is so effective that there was no need for the directors to conduct a handheld, "Blair Witch"-y foray into the nighttime woods -- their film is creepy enough in broad daylight.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Embracing what's really standard tabloid fodder of the decade with earnest engagement and doled-out suspense, Cropsey is one step from macabre comedy.

By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings

67% Positive
14 Ratings

24% Mixed
5 Ratings

10% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings

67% Positive
14 Ratings

24% Mixed
5 Ratings

10% Negative
2 Ratings

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Details

Production Company Antidote Films (I), After Hours Productions, Ghost Robot, Off Hollywood Pictures

Release Date Jun 4, 2010

Duration 1 h 24 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline What if your urban legends were real?

Website http://www.cropseylegend.com/

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Awards

SINY Film Festival (Staten Island New York)

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Chicago International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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