In the Shadow of the Moon

Jim Mickle's 2019 film follows a Philadelphia patrol officer in 1988 who, hungry to make detective, begins hunting a serial killer whose crimes defy explanation, an obsession that resurfaces and reshapes his life across the years that follow. Fusing science fiction and thriller, it threads a procedural manhunt through a deeper, more mysterious puzzle that strains his career, family and sanity. The tone is brooding, atmospheric and increasingly mind-bending. It appeals to fans of genre-blending crime stories and speculative twists on the hunt for a killer. With a MagicMovieScore of 6.2, it delivers an ambitious, moody enigma.

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