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American Nightmare

Name: American Nightmare
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Cast: Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn

Taste attributes: crimedocumentarymysteryunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"No one would suspect the truth."

Boxlist takeA grounded, serious documentary series: intricate and intimate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.5/10

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries.

Synopsis: TMDB