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.
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025) is a crime and comedy film directed by Tolga Karaçelik, released on April 4, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Steve Buscemi, Britt Lower, John Magaro and Ward Horton. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 74 ratings.
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Steve Buscemi
as Kollmick
Britt Lower
as Suzie
John Magaro
as Keane
Ward Horton
as David
Olli Haaskivi
as Seymour
Sydney Cole Alexander
as Zoe
Jacob Ming-Trent
as Clint Foreman
Nik Sadhnani
as Singh
Mario D'Leon
as Big Guy
Anthony Michael López
as Scott
Lee Sellars
as Cesna
Nadir Sarıbacak
as Llama Man
Directed by Tolga Karaçelik, written by Tolga Karaçelik, produced by Mustafa Kaymak, Scott Aharoni and Wren Arthur.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 74 ratings.
_The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer_ is an unusual dark comedy. The performances are fine (Buscemi’s voiceover at the beginning of the film is fantastic), and the story has moments of brilliance. Still, its lack of laughs, stumbling narrative, and inability to resolve anything keeps the film from being wholly worthwhile. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/ShallowTale
Reviewed on June 17, 2024
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025) includes Steve Buscemi, Britt Lower, John Magaro, Ward Horton and Olli Haaskivi. The film was directed by Tolga Karaçelik. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer was released on April 4, 2025 and runs for 1h 42m.
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 74 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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