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The Mystery of D.B. Cooper

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Unravelling the mystery surrounding D.B. Cooper, who boarded a Northwest Orient Airlines plane in November 1971 and hijacked the flight while it was still on the tarmac.
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Cleverly assembled and rich with insight, this dissection of D.B. Cooper's legend offers a compelling case for why -- when it comes to mysteries -- the journey is often more tantalizing than the destination.

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Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) It wasn't a film about the identity of DB Cooper, but about the power of myth, the unreliability of memory and our desperation to believe in something. Rated: 4/5 Dec 31, 2020 Full Review Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times HBO's treatment of the evergreen saga remains fresh, fun, and all-consuming. Dec 31, 2020 Full Review Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader Dower succumbs to some of the more annoying trappings of such informational documentaries, but overall this is compelling. Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Sayan Ghosh The Hindu The story of a perfect crime... Sep 27, 2023 Full Review Olive St. Sauver But Why Tho? A Geek Community As far as true crime documentaries go, The Mystery of DB Cooper is a decently put together, middle of the road film. It is good for newcomers to the case but doesn’t do much investigation for those already familiar. Rated: 7/10 Feb 4, 2023 Full Review Dev Shea Nightmarish Conjurings This documentary will offer up new information that you may not have heard before and a lot of information you probably already know but presented in an engaging way. Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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stephen b Intriguing. Not because you walk away with a better idea of who DB Cooper might have been. But as an exploration of the profiles of various people who are sure they knew the real man. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/20/22 Full Review Audience Member Just a bunch of obsessed conspiracy theorists banded together and made a "documentary" and no actual evidence of who D.B Cooper actually is. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the kind of disappointment that passes for 'documentaries' these days. There are FAR better documentaries out there - even on youtube from free sources. Remember when 60 minutes would actually verify facts and spend months digging and refuting claims? Yeah - we don't do that anymore. Very little time is spent on actual data, factual reconstruction, and careful analysis - but spends 90% of it's time looking into multiple possible D.B. Cooper suspects by simply reporting 2nd and 3rd hand opinions. They didn't even do a decent job digging into those claims. TV shows I watched did better jobs in 30 minutes. Fun to leave running in the background while cleaning the house, but not much more. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review scott e Obviously, you don't get any closure, and that's not ideal. But there's some really interesting theories here. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ra b Great documentary that covers the main DB Cooper suspects. Very well done. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. There's a great balance of old footage and fresh film and they entwine it masterfully to bring the story to life and take you on the mysterious adventure of the search for D.B. Cooper. Of course the case has never been solved, but they manage to make you feel satisfied at the end although you don't have any answers and likely never will. .... They begin by telling the tale of the highjacking, through interviews with the airline staff and passengers, both current and televised interviews from back when it happened. They stick to the facts of what happened but it's quite intense and intriguing. .... They then start getting into the different suspects and go through two rounds of interviews with the family, friends, investigators and researchers who explain why they believe this specific man was D.B. Cooper. They're all fairly credible as they certainly believe their own stories and reasons and most are seemingly rational individuals - the "proof" they have for their respective suspects is pretty compelling. The second round of interviews fleshes it all out a bit more and adds more weight to each of their stories. .... It's a fun and more lighthearted mystery than most whodunnits since no one was injured or killed in this crime and so many people could have been D.B. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Unravelling the mystery surrounding D.B. Cooper, who boarded a Northwest Orient Airlines plane in November 1971 and hijacked the flight while it was still on the tarmac.
Director
John Dower
Production Co
Minnow Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2020
Runtime
1h 25m
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