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Crazy, Not Insane · LeviOsa

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2020·15

Murderers are made, not born.

Documentary1h 57m

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94%

Tomatometer

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77%

Popcornmeter

7.2

TMDB

Storyline

Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field theory of what makes a killer. Along the way - steering away from the conventional wisdom of her colleagues - she explored the world of multiple personality disorder.

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Crazy, Not Insane (2020): Official Trailer | HBO

Details

DirectorAlex Gibney

ReleasedMar 18, 2020

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15DK

Studios

Jigsaw Productions

HBO Documentary Films

Cast

Dorothy Lewis

Self

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Literary Voice of Dorothy Lewis (voice)

Eric Lewis

Self - Dorothy's Son

Gillian Lewis

Self - Dorothy's Daughter

Richard Burr

Self - Defense Attorney

Bill Hagmaier

Self - Former FBI Special Agent

Park Dietz

Park Dietz

Self - Forensic Psychiatrist

Catherine Yeager

Self - Clinical Psychologist

Jonathan Pincus

Self - Neurologist

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Self (archive footage)

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

Self (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self (archive footage)

Where to watch(NG)

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Amazon Video

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Crazy, Not Insane isn't as narratively disciplined as documentarian Alex Gibney's best work, but Dorothy Otnow Lewis' clinical analysis of murderous psychology may prompt unexpected sympathy for the devil.”

94% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

B

Becca James

RTChicago ReaderDec 30, 2020

A forensic psychiatrist known for her controversial views on serial killers and the death penalty, Lewis is an absorbing subject.

N

Neal Justin

RTMinneapolis Star TribuneDec 30, 2020

Focusing on Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, a rebel psychiatrist who believed in multiple personality disorder long before her colleagues did. The videos of her interviewing mass murderers are riveting.

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Katie Rife

RTAV ClubDec 16, 2020

It's a fascinating idea, enhanced by some hair-raising interview footage that could make the most skeptical mind question whether there might be something to Lewis' theories.

M

Milana Vujkov

RTLola On FilmJan 25, 2024

Dr. Lewis is exceptionally empathetic, at the same time, she is painstakingly, surgically inspecting every facet of the perpetrators’ lives [...] like a true detective would (a parallel she would appreciate), tracing the villain origins of [DID] creation.

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Information

Title

Crazy, Not Insane

Released

Mar 18, 2020

Rated

15

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 57m

Status

Released

Studios

Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films

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