Storyline:
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.

Cast:
Jake Gyllenhaal (as Robert Graysmith), Mark Ruffalo (as Inspector David Toschi), Anthony Edwards (as Inspector William Armstrong), Robert Downey Jr. (as Paul Avery), Brian Cox (as Melvin Belli)