{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "canonical": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/633838/the-fetishist-1997",
  "canonicalPath": "/watch/movie/633838/the-fetishist-1997",
  "title": "The Fetishist",
  "year": "1997",
  "type": "movie",
  "tmdbId": 633838,
  "region": "GB",
  "regionName": "United Kingdom",
  "directAnswer": "The Fetishist (1997) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 13 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-05-13T22:06:35.138Z",
  "lastVerifiedHuman": "13 May 2026",
  "metadata": {
    "overview": "“Presents scenes from the life of William Heirens, dubbed the “Lipstick Killer” .. Trainor imagines Heirens’s private moments through a series of dreamlike vignettes. Taking cues from a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 1946, Trainor depicts the juvenile Heirens’s pathological obsessions and behavioral abnormalities—his penchant for stealing women’s underwear, his compulsion to break into apartments and defecate in them .. “I got interested in a process of rote, uncritical tracing, where my drawings would get bent out of shape without much attempt to control them...I like Sharpie pens because the thick line, though unforgiving, goes down quickly; I can draw lots of pictures quickly. I stopped being concerned about their awkwardness.” These strategies, he explained, allowed the violent disturbances of Heirens’s psyche to be articulated through trembling visual designs, a fitting marriage of style and subject.\" - Light Industry",
    "tagline": "",
    "runtimeMinutes": 38,
    "genres": [
      "Animation",
      "Drama"
    ],
    "tmdbRating": 10,
    "tmdbVoteCount": 1,
    "releaseDate": "1997-01-01",
    "poster": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nx6QcwTMdQrgIUYffQwbmBEFCRa.jpg",
    "backdrop": null
  },
  "providers": {
    "stream": [],
    "free": [],
    "rent": [],
    "buy": []
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Where can I watch The Fetishist in the UK?",
      "answer": "The Fetishist (1997) is not currently listed by any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service in our daily-updated TMDB feed. It may be on physical media, an aggregator, or pending a UK release. Check back later — availability changes frequently."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is The Fetishist on Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video in the UK?",
      "answer": "The Fetishist is not currently included with any major UK subscription service. It may still be available to rent or buy."
    },
    {
      "question": "How accurate is this film's availability data?",
      "answer": "Availability is sourced from The Movie Database (TMDB), which in turn pulls from JustWatch. Listings are refreshed daily. For purchase decisions, the provider's own site is the source of truth."
    }
  ],
  "sources": {
    "data": "The Movie Database (TMDB)",
    "licensing": "JustWatch (via TMDB)",
    "refreshFrequency": "daily"
  },
  "related": {
    "htmlUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/633838/the-fetishist-1997",
    "markdownUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/633838/the-fetishist-1997.md",
    "jsonUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/633838/the-fetishist-1997.json",
    "siteHomepage": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/",
    "llmsTxt": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/llms.txt"
  }
}