My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. This is the story before that story.
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
- Released: 2017-11-03
- Genres: History, Drama, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 670 votes
Directed by Marc Meyers.
Top cast
- Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer
- Alex Wolff as John 'Derf' Backderf
- Anne Heche as Joyce Dahmer
- Dallas Roberts as Lionel Dahmer
- Liam Koeth as Dave Dahmer
- Nancy Telzerow as Carol Backderf
- Tommy Nelson as Neil
- Harrison Holzer as Mike
- Brigid Naughton as Melody
- Cameron McKendry as Moose
Where to watch My Friend Dahmer
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Crave, AMC+; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Pluto TV
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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