Both a sobering look at a true crime story and a scathing indictment of the American justice system, West of Memphis is a real-life horror story told with fury and compassion.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Amy Berg -
Producer -
Amy Berg , Fran Walsh , Peter Jackson , Damien Wayne Echols , Lorri Davis -
Screenwriter -
Amy Berg , Billy McMillin -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Classics -
Production Co -
WingNut Films , Disarming Films -
Rating -
R (Some Language|Disturbing Violent Content) -
Genre -
Documentary , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 25, 2012, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 6, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$309.9K -
Runtime -
2h 30m