
Making a Murderer
Taste attributes: crimedocumentaryunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary series that is intimate, serious and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Synthesis Films
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