'' The Greasy Strangler '' premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2016 . The film was released on October 7 , 2016 , by FilmRise in the USA and by Picturehouse in the UK . The film received mixed to generally positive reviews from critics . It has a 64 % score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , based on 42 reviews . The site 's consensus states : " '' The Greasy Strangler '' definitely is n't for everyone , but filmgoers in step with its off-kilter stride are in store for a singular cinematic experience . " On Metacritic , the film has a 58 out of 100 rating , based on 13 critics , indicating " Mixed or average reviews "
2016 Sundance Film Festival
2016 Sundance Film Festival
The Greasy Strangler