Copycat follows Dr. Helen Hudson, a renowned criminal psychologist left agoraphobic after a terrifying encounter with a serial killer. When a new killer begins meticulously recreating the crimes of history's most infamous murderers, she must overcome her crippling fear to assist detectives in tracking him down. The film is a tense psychological thriller driven by powerhouse performances from Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter.
Jon Amiel films Sigourney Weaver's agoraphobic criminal psychologist hunting a copycat killer. The film is the genre's middle period; the case is the profession.