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True Crime1995

Name: True Crime
Genre: Psychological, Slasher, Survival
Released: 1995-12-01
Rating: 4.8

“Trust no one.”

Directed by Pat Verducci

4.8

Crypt Score

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IMDb 5.4Rotten Tomatoes 0%TMDB 5.7

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Year

1995

Runtime

94 min

The premise

Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has an addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines, which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.

Horror Vault's take

A sharp Catholic school student with a passion for true crime turns her book-learned instincts into real detective work when a serial killer begins targeting teenage girls in her community. Teaming up with a police cadet, she wades deeper into a dangerous investigation that puts her increasingly at odds with law enforcement — and squarely in a killer's sights. The film balances a teen-driven mystery with genuine menace, as the line between clever sleuth and vulnerable victim grows dangerously thin. Fans of 90s thriller fare will find a scrappy, suspense-driven ride anchored by a resourceful young lead.

Content: Depictions Of Child And Teen Murder, Violence Against Minors, Threat And Peril Toward A Teenage Protagonist