The Hillside Strangler

2004 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1900s, 1970s, Actual Events Adaptation, Past, Serial Killer

Synopsis

Kenneth is obsessed with the police, he moves to LA with his cousin, Angelo convinces him to start a prostitution business. Frustrated decide on revenge, feeling a great pleasure with her death. The two cousins become addicted to death.

Scores

Overall Score
21.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.1%
Review Aggregate
27.8

Critic Consensus

11.1% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 11% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, stylized, suspenseful. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

historicalstylizedsuspensefulcharacter-drivengrittyemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
C. Thomas Howell2004$0$0(est)
Nicholas Turturro2004$0$0(est)
Marisol Padilla Sánchez2004$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score9.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes2,061

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$4,143$6,880
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$4,143$6,880

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2004$2,072$3,440
Digital Rentals ?2004$5,000$8,303
Digital Purchases ?2004$0$0
Physical Rentals ?2004$556,000$923,331
Physical Purchases ?2004$1,163,000$1,931,356
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$75,000$124,550
Total Revenues2004$1,801,072$2,990,980
Expenses
Budget ?2004$250,000 (est)$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$80,000 (est)$132,853 (est)
Participations2004$72,000$119,568
Residuals ?2004$122,000$202,601
Interest & Overhead2004$50,000$83,033
Total Expenses2004$574,000$953,223
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$1,227,072$2,037,757

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