My Friend Dahmer Theatrical release poster Directed by Marc Meyers Produced by Jody Girgenti Marc Meyers Adam Goldworm Michael Merlob Milan Chakraborty Screenplay by Marc Meyers Based on My Friend Dahmer by Derf Starring Ross Lynch Alex Wolff Dallas Roberts Anne Heche Music by Andrew Hollander Cinematography Daniel Katz Edited by Jamie Kirkpatrick Production company Ibid Filmworks Aperture Entertainment Distributed by FilmRise Release date August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20) (Norway) November 3, 2017 (United States) Language English