Netflix’s The Whisper Man is presented as a solidly entertaining, if not especially chilling, serial-killer thriller built around a copycat case in New Jersey. The film follows Detective Amanda Beck as she investigates the disappearance and murder of young boys whose circumstances resemble crimes committed 25 years earlier by the imprisoned “Whisper Man”, while a widowed writer’s traumatised son is drawn into the danger.

Robert De Niro plays retired detective Pete Willis, who originally captured the killer but remains haunted by an undiscovered victim and must confront his estranged son after his grandson is abducted. Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott lead the supporting investigation and family drama, while the review highlights De Niro’s weary performance and the tense exchanges with the imprisoned murderer; possible suspects include a collector of murder memorabilia, as the plot moves towards violent final revelations.