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A Deadly American Marriage

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Exploring the killing of Jason Corbett during a dispute with his wife and her father; murder or self-defense?
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Alison Lanier Pajiba It’s a well-made documentary, even-keeled and patient in unspooling a story with many different “truths,” but like most true crime, it also follows a formula of exploitative shock value where it could tread far more carefully. May 15, 2025 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media What the film does so well is leave us feeling that even as the kids come to grips with their loss, we still don't know who was telling the truth and who was lying. May 14, 2025 Full Review John Serba Decider Journalism is informative. True crime is often voyeuristic and exploitative. A Deadly American Marriage is closer to the latter than the former. May 12, 2025 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix A Deadly American Marriage does a good job of presenting both sides of this controversial case about the 2015 killing of Jason Corbett by his second wife and her father. The movie's title omits Corbett's Irish heritage, which is a big part of the story. May 10, 2025 Full Review Ed Power Irish Times ...directors Jessica Burgess and Jenny Popplewell tell Jason Corbett’s story economically, resisting the temptation to pad it out with pointless waffle. May 10, 2025 Full Review Ann Marie Hourihane Irish Independent This film adds little to our perceptions of the case, but it does show the true cost to children of adult violence. May 9, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeanine A A “honest gentleman” beat his wife and she stood up. Her Papa, came to help her. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/12/25 Full Review Brian D 76%. 7/7/25. Weird set of circumstances with a deranged step-mom and her dad killing her husband. The husband also had a weird background with a somewhat suspicious death to his prior wife and questions around his abuse to this lady. It seemed like he probably was abusive but the wife went too far and killed him. But leaves you with a lot of questions. Feel terrible for the kids. Solid watch, but no reason to rewatch. 2/5 rewatch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Deb P This was a very well-done documentary about a travesty of justice. It's about a lying, (proven by investigators) manipulative woman and her enabling father, who claimed that a very drunk (another lie - Jason was legally sober enough to drive) jason attacked them and was so wild, the two of them had to beat him to death in self defense. Molly and Tom had not a mark on them, yet Jason was a gruesome mess. There was blood on Jasons' pillow. Had he been sleeping during the first blow? Very likely, in my opinion. I used to be an avid reader of true crime and have watched many trials. I don't remember ever seeing a pair of killers recieve 6 years for what so clearly looked like a pre-meditated slaughter. What has become of our justice system? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Farah R Another true crime documentary that follows Netflix's trite formula. It started strong but fell apart in the third act. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review AdamG 1 Great documentary! I'm beyond mad that Molly and her dad got away with murder! She purposely set up recording devices and then acted like she was the victim! Funny how everyone that knows Molly says she's a psycho! MY FAMILY DOESN'T BELIEVE A WORD SHES SAYS! THEY BOTH BELONG BEHIND BARS FOR MURDER. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Mark J One of the better documentaries on Netflix recently. Really well paced and interesting story. Just feel so sorry for the family and as always hate the defense lawyers. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Exploring the killing of Jason Corbett during a dispute with his wife and her father; murder or self-defense?
Director
Jessica Burgess, Jenny Popplewell
Distributor
Netflix
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 9, 2025
Runtime
1h 42m
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