10 Rillington Place
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Why it matters
A chilling portrait of evil nestled in postwar London’s drab terraced streets, 10 Rillington Place unspools real-life horror with grim precision and unnerving subtlety.
- Richard Attenborough delivers a masterclass in quiet menace as John Christie, embodying evil lurking behind a benign facade.
- John Hurt’s portrayal of Timothy Evans anchors the story in tragic innocence, highlighting a devastating miscarriage of justice.
- The film’s stark, claustrophobic atmosphere evokes the bleakness of 1940s Britain, reinforcing the suffocating grip of fear and paranoia.
- A landmark in British true crime horror that prefigures the genre’s obsession with the banality of evil and societal failure.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
71
Survival
17
Serial Killer
