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Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story

Summary Based on a true case, 21-year-old Chris Porco (Matt Barr) was accused of killing his father Peter and severely injuring his mother Joan (Lolita Davidovich) with an axe. Detective Joe Sullivan (Eric McCormack) thought he had the case solved believing Joan identified Chris as her attacker. However, she denies the story and the town rally b...

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Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story

Season 1 Premiere: Mar 23, 2013
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Based on a true case, 21-year-old Chris Porco (Matt Barr) was accused of killing his father Peter and severely injuring his mother Joan (Lolita Davidovich) with an axe. Detective Joe Sullivan (Eric McCormack) thought he had the case solved believing Joan identified Chris as her attacker. However, she denies the story and the town rally b...

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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40% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
Mar 22, 2013
A fact-based film of exceptional power.
By Dorothy Rabinowitz FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 22, 2013
It's too cut-and-dried: You'll wish the movie were as salacious as it would have been if this were '90s Lifetime.
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63
Mar 25, 2013
Barr is suitably creepy as Chris and McCormack--while slightly miscast--turns in a solid performance. For true-crime buffs only.
By Michael Starr FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 25, 2013
By the standards of Lifetime ripped-from-the-headlines movies, almost all of which aim to reduce viewers to a gasp of horror at some despicable villain, Romeo Killer plays like a documentary.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 22, 2013
As presented, it’s moderately suspenseful but also an awfully dry, unimaginative approach to the story, with McCormack’s personality and natural sense of humor completely lost in this straightforward cop role, and Davidovich burdened by Frankenstein makeup. Barr, at least, is convincing as the ladies man with a dark streak, however familiar that might be.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Front Street Pictures
  • Kahn Power Pictures
  • Romeo Kill Productions
Initial Release Date: Mar 23, 2013
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Leo Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards
• 1 Nomination

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