That answer will certainly differ based on the person asked and the film in question.

Due to the winter temperatures, Natalie is frozen, and the area is difficult to access.

Much of this violence remains undocumented, uninvestigated, and unsolved.

From left to right: Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo), Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) are portrayed above a foggy city skyline with a suspension bridge

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As she walks to her destination, a friendly couple pulls up beside her and offers her a ride.

While not an explicit adaptation,Hounds of Loveis clearlyheavily inspired by the Moorhouse murders.

At the officer’s insistence, Sandra searches Becky’s bag but can’t find the stolen wallet.

Elizabeth Olsen as Jane Banner and Jeremy Renner as Cory Lambert holding a gun, standing outdoors Wind River

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Despite being abused at home, neither the police nor the people around him are motivated to intervene.

Based on one of Australias darkest and strangest crime sprees,Snowtownisnt a film for the faint of heart.

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The film’s understated tone and pace help to accentuate the extreme violence and abuse depicted on screen.

The marriage is tumultuous, as is Jake’s career and public image.

Despite going to the police, very little is done to help her.

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Despite her objections, the police insist they’ve found the right boy.

Of the three missing workers, two are Jewish, and one is Black.

While the film brought attention to real-life crime, it isn’t without its controversy.

A teenage girl chained to a bed with her head pressed against the wall in Hounds of Love

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As a result, the film’s legacy is two-fold.

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Becky sitting in a chair in front of two people in Compliance

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Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) looking intently ahead in an office in David Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’ (2007).

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A man getting his head shaved in Snowtown

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Angelina Jolie (Christine Collins) and Devon Conti (Arthur Hutchins) in Changeling

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FBI Agents Anderson (Gene Hackman) and Ward (Willem Dafoe) sit on the riverside in ‘Mississippi Burning’

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