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Mr. Brooks (2007)

★ 6.9 · 1,866 ratings on TMDB

The man who has everything has everything to hide.

Mr. Brooks poster★ 6.9

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

DirectorBruce A. Evans
CastDane Cook, Danielle Panabaker, Demi Moore, Kevin Costner, Marg Helgenberger, Matt Schulze
GenresCrime, Thriller
The emergence reading

Mr. Brooks keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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