Synopsis
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.
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![Jake Gyllenhaal Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/gWYwL7xmRqjWsH3AtYERQOh0V80.jpg)
Jake Gyllenhaal as Robert Graysmith
![Mark Ruffalo Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/z3dvKqMNDQWk3QLxzumloQVR0pv.jpg)
Mark Ruffalo as Dave Toschi
![Robert Downey Jr. Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/5qHNjhtjMD4YWH3UP0rm4tKwxCL.jpg)
Robert Downey Jr. as Paul Avery
![Anthony Edwards Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/rP88gP87pa3je6Viem3081tESIV.jpg)
Anthony Edwards as Bill Armstrong
![Chloƫ Sevigny Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/eM7KGAMCmZCzYDFV8gaSfknN675.jpg)
Chloƫ Sevigny as Melanie