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Maniac

  • 20122012
  • 18A18A
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
38K
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Nora Arnezeder in Maniac (2012)
Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and FrankÂ’s obsession escalates and the number of victims increases, it becomes clear that Frank is far more dangerous than he seems.
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As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
38K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,645
612
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    • Director
      • Franck Khalfoun
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Aja(screenplay)
      • Grégory Levasseur(screenplay)
      • Joe Spinell(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Nora Arnezeder
      • America Olivo
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Franck Khalfoun
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Aja(screenplay)
      • Grégory Levasseur(screenplay)
      • Joe Spinell(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Nora Arnezeder
      • America Olivo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 190User reviews
    • 291Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Frank
    Nora Arnezeder
    Nora Arnezeder
    • Anna
    America Olivo
    America Olivo
    • Frank's Mother
    Megan Duffy
    Megan Duffy
    • Lucie
    Brian Ames
    Brian Ames
    • 80's Man 1
    Genevieve Alexandra
    Genevieve Alexandra
    • Jessica
    Liane Balaban
    Liane Balaban
    • Judy
    Jan Broberg
    Jan Broberg
    • Rita
    Aaron Colom
    Aaron Colom
    • Alley Man
    Joshua Delagarza
    Joshua Delagarza
    • Martin Nunez
    • (as Joshua De La Garza)
    Alex Diaz
    • Puppeteer #2
    Eli Dupont
    • Young Frank
    Luis Fernandez-Gil
    Luis Fernandez-Gil
    • Waiter
    Dan Hunter
    Dan Hunter
    • Nick
    Devra Korwin
    • Saleswoman
    Akbar Kurtha
    • Pharmacist
    Sal Landi
    Sal Landi
    • Police Chief
    Bryan Lugo
    Bryan Lugo
    • Officer Burton
    • Director
      • Franck Khalfoun
    • Writers
      • Alexandre Aja(screenplay)
      • Grégory Levasseur(screenplay)
      • Joe Spinell(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie features the song "Goodbye Horses," by Q. Lazzarus. The song was also featured in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), another movie about a serial killer who skinned people and had issues with his mother.
    • Goofs
      Despite the film taking place from Frank's perspective, the shot where he follows Rita to her home reveals his shadow to the right - not taking place from Frank's POV.
    • Quotes

      Frank: [to his first victim] Please don't scream. You're beautiful.

    • Alternate versions
      In Germany, despite being released uncut theatrically, the video release was cut by approx. two minutes to retain the Not under 18 rating from the FSK. Uncut version has since been released on video with SPIO/JK approval.
    • Connections
      Featured in Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe: Episode #1.2 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Juno
      Written by Robin Coudert (as Rob) and Chloe Alper

      Performed by Robin Coudert (as Rob) and Chloe Alper

      Vocals by Chloe Alper

      Recorded and Mixed by Rob & Jack Lahana at Hippocampus Studios, Paris

      (p) 2012 La Petite Reine © 2012 Reine Multimedia Publishing / Because Editions

      Maniac © 2012 La Petite Reine / Studio 37

    User reviews190

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Worth A Watch For Horror Fans
    I have been giving out a lot of 7's lately, so I am going to purposefully give this a 6. It definitely has it's boring points, but it depicts a serial killer in Los Angeles, bored with ordinary life. I can't really say it's a good movie, but it does it's job. It was fun to watch, but it wouldn't even be in my top 10 random horror movies to watch on a random Wednesday night.

    6 Stars
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    • Sep 28, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 2, 2013 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Маніяк
    • Filming locations
      • Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • La Petite Reine
      • Studio 37
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,081
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,571
      • Jun 23, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,631,275
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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