To Catch a Killer
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: April 21, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ObserverRex ReedApr 21, 2023
For the most part, To Catch a Killer is a thriller that thrills more than other similar films do, and Shailene Woodley adds another laurel to her already impressive resume. Read full review
65
Film ThreatSumner ForbesApr 20, 2023
There’s no shortage of entertaining moments in To Catch a Killer, but that won’t stop audiences from wanting more. Other than the performances from Woodley and Mendelsohn, there’s not a lot to grab onto, which would help distinguish this from countless other entries of this ilk. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 18, 2023
The worst thing you can say about To Catch a Killer is that it’s so adeptly executed in all departments that one is disappointed it ends up feeling a tad generic. It’s engrossing, sometimes exciting, yet never fully free from an overall sense of derivation. Read full review
59
Paste MagazineAurora AmidonApr 19, 2023
To Catch a Killer positions itself as a manhunt feature intent on saving the day. It has all the right pieces: A young misfit cop, a twisted serial killer, two equally killer lead actors. It’s just missing two crucial pieces: Suspense and coherence. Read full review
50
The Film StageEthan VestbyApr 20, 2023
In general, the film is a losing battle between loftier aspirations and genre requirements. Read full review
40
The GuardianEllen E JonesMay 25, 2023
The plot proceeds like a mid-season episode of CSI: Anywhere, just with better cinematography and a mournful cello score. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleJenny NulfApr 19, 2023
Szifron and his co-writer Jonathan Wakeham play it too safe, creating an aggressively stale procedural that doesn’t pack the gut punch it wants to deliver. Read full review
40
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonApr 17, 2023
Woodley and Mendelsohn do everything they can to convert the weak story to something worth watching. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesApr 21, 2023
Ultimately, To Catch a Killer blames all of the gruesome violence it depicts on the perpetrator’s mental health and offers only a surface-level exploration of the system that failed him. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 17, 2023
Crackling scenes mix with clunkers, clever twists meet cliches and its all a hash when it comes to justifying the “team” set up in this mass shooting spree thriller To Catch a Killer. Read full review
25
IndieWireSamantha BergesonApr 15, 2023
If a tired retelling of a serial killer thriller premieres in theaters and nobody sees it, did it actually happen? Unfortunately, yes. Read full review
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