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Poll: Killer performances

Which actor best played a real-life serial killer (actual, not "inspired by") in film?

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Results of 1,652 votes:

  1. 1.

    Charlize Theron

     
    as Aileen Wuornos in Monster
  2. 2.

    Jeremy Renner

     
    as Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer
  3. 3.

    Michael Rooker

     
    as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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