Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025

1h 42m

7.0(63 votes)

Crime

Comedy

Overview

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.

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18 members

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Steve Buscemi

Kollmick

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Britt Lower

Suzie

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John Magaro

Keane

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Ward Horton

David

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Olli Haaskivi

Seymour

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Sydney Cole Alexander

Zoe

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Jacob Ming-Trent

Clint Foreman

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Nik Sadhnani

Singh

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Mario D'Leon

Big Guy

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Anthony Michael López

Scott

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Lee Sellars

Cesna

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Nadir Sarıbacak

Llama Man

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Tuğçe Altuğ

Elanor

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Cihan Yıldız

Injured Neanderthal

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Thomas Vorsteg

Ramon

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Johnny Vorsteg

Carlos

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John Richard Mateyko

Student

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Keymer Cuesta

Book Club Guy #1

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