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American Murder: The Family Next Door

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American Murder: The Family Next Door

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American Murder: The Family Next Door chillingly unravels a brutal true crime story using the near-constant connectedness of the digital era.

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Linda Marric NME (New Musical Express) Popplewell has done a great job of highlighting how deceptive we can all be when crafting our digital profiles. Rated: 3/5 Jun 17, 2021 Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast American Murder lays out its saga clearly and poignantly... Oct 7, 2020 Full Review Aja Romano Vox Crucially, the documentary doesn't concern itself with digging deeper into Chris Watts's persona, with mythologizing him or probing for underlying motives in his behavior. Oct 7, 2020 Full Review Akos Peterbencze Vulnerable Man (Medium) The film tightly focuses on the narrative of telling a young woman’s tragic story without being sensational. Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies The film tells the entire story through social media videos, text messages, phone call audio, original television newscasts, police body cameras and security camera footage. No narrator, no interviews, no dramatizations. Rated: 4/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk as much a portrait of how incredibly well documented our lives are in the digital age as it is a true crime story about familial murder and failed cover-up Rated: 3/4 Oct 16, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stewart F Powerful and heart wrenching story with first hand footage and a story that makes you want to go back and watch again to see the telltale signs. Sad, but gripping. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Rizwan A This documentary is extremely entertaining whilst also being shocking, mysterious and suspenseful. It shows a story of a family who seem quite happy on social media but as the detectives go through the hidden facts and details the true horrific tale is unfolded. As you see the confessions, in tension filled rooms, it truly puts the mind of a murderer into perspective. The way they start with made up stories and lies, then end with a true confession as they crumble under the intense amount of pressure, is really interesting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review David H As the father of three daughters myself this movie tells the story of the most profoundly unthinkable things I could ever imagine Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review David F This is a great, up-to-the-minute true crime documentary about a family annihilator who killed his wife and two children, briefly lied about it, then finally gave what would appear to be a nearly full confession. The narration is 100 percent told through police documentation and evidence consisting of letters, texts, and social media posts. It presents a portrait of a deteriorating marriage followed by a disappearance followed by a confession. Getting to know these people through their texts and videos is eerie and riveting. This is a fascinating film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/10/23 Full Review jacob c A solid documentary that outlines how different our social media lives can be from what they are really like. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Pedro G Muy buen documental, la verdad que me sorprendió bastante y no esperaba que me guste tanto. Me gusta la forma en la que se presenta y se cuenta la historia, ya que yo no sabia nada de este hecho y termino asombrándome por lo que ocurrió. Una cosa que no me gustó es que haya bastantes flashbacks y que ya te anticipen quien fue el asesino, ya que yo al no saber bien lo que había pasado me hubiese gustado que se generen mas dudas sobre la verdad del caso. En conclusión, un muy buen documental del que no esperaba nada y me engancho bastante sin saber ni un poco sobre la historia que me iban a contar, algo que se valora mucho. Lo recomiendo. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Jenny Popplewell
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 30, 2020