An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
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Anna Kendrick
Sheryl Bradshaw
Daniel Zovatto
Rodney Alcala
Nicolette Robinson
Laura
Jedidiah Goodacre
Bachelor #2
Autumn Best
Amy
Pete Holmes
Terry
Kelley Jakle
Sarah
Kathryn Gallagher
Charlie
Tony Hale
Ed
Matt Visser
Bachelor #1
Director
Anna Kendrick
Tagline
"The perfect bachelor"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$836,057
Production
BoulderLight Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, AGC Studios, BondIt Media Capital
moviepoptime
October 30, 2024
Woman of the Hour is a crime thriller genre movie released in 2023, which meteoric rising American actress Anna Kendrick as a film director. True to the fiction of the movie, it was based on the horrifying story of Rodney Alcala, a serial killer to boot who guested in a 1970s show called The Dating Game. The story revolves around Sheryl Bradshaw in her dream to be an actress portrayed by Kendrick ...
Narate
November 10, 2024
> "I feel looked at." This is a pretty solid directorial debut. The topic is heavy and very sad but a reality for many. I would say that I was surprised at how this story was told, but it does pack a punch even during slower moments where you don't expect it to. I recommend people read up on the real story to see how truly awful this person was.
signsoflife
December 27, 2025
Tough but commendable choice for a directorial debut, to make a story out of something as complex, layered and non linear as true crime and gendered violence. And to do it so demurely—goes to show that a good film doesn't need to explicitly perpetuate exploitation in order for it to be present and sensed. What else to say but that I liked it... Woman of the Hour didn't strike me as yet another ...
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