The FBI’s manhunt for the Unabomber—a terrorist who primarily targeted airline employees and university academics with homemade bombs and was eventually identified as Ted Kaczynski—was the longest and most expensive in the agency’s history. And though Unabomber may not be the definitive account of that mission, it strikes a taut balance between suspense and psychological insight.
With Shailene Woodley as a federal agent on the case, Russell Crowe as a Harvard bigwig with ties to the young madman, and former child star Jacob Tremblay (Room)—in a convincingly disturbing turn—as the bitter and dangerous Kaczynski, it’s a straightforward history lesson elevated by sturdy craftsmanship.
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