Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
- death penalty
- prostitute
- rape
- sexual abuse
- motel
- based on true story
- murder
- betrayal
- serial killer
- poverty
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Annie Corley — Donna
- Pruitt Taylor Vince — Gene / Stuttering "John"
- Marco St. John — Evan / Undercover "John"
- Marc Macaulay — Will / Daddy "John"
- Scott Wilson — Horton / Last "John"
- Rus Blackwell — Cop
- Tim Ware — Chuck
- Stephan Jones — Lawyer
- Brett Rice — Charles
- Kaitlin Riley — Teenage Aileen
- Cree Ivey — 7-Year-Old Aileen
- Directed
- Patty Jenkins
- Written
- Patty Jenkins
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 2,616 ratings
- Studio
- Media 8 Entertainment, DEJ Productions, K/W Productions, Denver & Delilah Productions, VIP Medienfonds 2, MDP Worldwide
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