If you loved Mr. Majestyk, try The Boston Strangler

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Richard Fleischer, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Mr. Majestyk, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Boston Strangler is

Boston, summer humidity thick as tar. Bra straps snipped on fire escapes. Detectives follow threads of wigs, parking tickets, and a single bloody palm print. The killer remains a shadow until the last reels. Richard Fleischer’s procedural stays squarely behind blue shields.

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