"Be careful what you search for."

2011

1h 35m

5.2(99 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist.

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Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

Jake McDorman

Phillip Markoff

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Agnes Bruckner

Megan McAllister

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Julia Campbell

Susan McAllister

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Kevin Kilner

David McAllister

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Candice Patton

Kate

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Judith Hoag

Patricia Banks

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Sam McMurray

Dr. Janeway

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Joshua Close

Detective Frye

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Leela Savasta

Julissa Brisman

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Trieste Kelly Dunn

Trisha Leffler

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William Baldwin

Detective Bennett

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Kerry Knuppe

Janet

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Toby Meuli

Tom Wilson

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Suzanne Quast

Amber

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Alan Wells

Michael McAllister

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Jhemma Ziegler

Monica

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David Gautreaux

Police Profiler

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Greg Vrotsos

Burly Guy

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Sandra Sanchez

Newscaster

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Robert Dickman

Gun Shop Owner

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Healy Lange

Sick Boy's Mother

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Sean Persaud

Cell Phone Sales Clerk

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Alfonso Freeman

Prison Guard

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Kenneth Sears

Prison Guard

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Abhi Sinha

Student on TV

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Alyce Heath

McAllister Housekeeper

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Meredith Vieira

Herself

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Anderson Cooper

Himself

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Thomas Kasp

Emma's Date

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Terri Hoyos

Sophie Flores

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