

My Friend Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. This is the story before that story.
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $1.4M
- Language
- English
- high school
- 1970s
- biography
- based on true story
- ohio
- sociopath
- murder
- male homosexuality
- serial killer
- divorce
- social outcast
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United StatesUS
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival21 Apr 2017
- Theatrical (limited)R3 Nov 2017
- Digital / OTTRiTunes & Amazon Prime6 Feb 2018
- PhysicalRDVD & Blu-ray10 Apr 2018
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Film Festival7 Oct 2017
- Theatrical (limited)151 Jun 2018
- Physical15DVD & Blu-ray 30 Jul 2018
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival6 Aug 2017
- PhysicalM DVD & Blu-rather 3 Oct 2018
CanadaCA
- PremiereRToronto After Dark Film Festival12 Oct 2017
- Theatrical (limited)14A10 Nov 2017
- Physical14ADVD & Blu-ray4 Oct 2018
DenmarkDK
- Physical15DVD & Blu-ray5 Mar 2018
FinlandFI
- PremiereK-16Night Visions International Film Festival22 Nov 2017
- PhysicalK-16DVD & Blu-ray5 Mar 2018
FranceFR
- PremiereDeauville Film Festival8 Sept 2017
- Digital / OTTe-cinema2 Mar 2018
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT1627 Jul 2023
- Physical164 Aug 2023
IrelandIE
- Theatrical (limited)15A1 Jun 2018
- Physical15ADVD & Blu-ray30 Jul 2018
ItalyIT
- PhysicalVM18DVD & Blu-ray30 Jul 2018
MexicoMX
- PhysicalCDVD & Blu-ray5 Apr 2018
NorwayNO
- Physical15DVD & Blu-ray5 Mar 2018
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My Friend Dahmer was released on 3 November 2017.
Audience reviews
1- S6/10
Stephen Campbell
4/18/2019
**_Tonally flawless, but narratively weak_** > _The killing was just a means to an end. That was the least satisfactory part. I didn't enjoy doing that. That's why I tried to create living zombies with uric acid and the drill, but it never worked. No, the killing wasn't the objective. I just wanted to have the person under my complete control, to do with as I wanted. It's not easy to say that, but that's what the …
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