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79 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: David Harris, Randall Adams
  • Summary: A documentary which argues that Randall Harris was wrongly convicted of the murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood by corrupt system of justice.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    A fact-filled study that's also a full-fledged work of cinema art. [2 Sept 1988]
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  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    100
    The most provocative miscarried-justice movie ever. [26 Aug 1988]
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    60
    Other documentarians before Morris have smudged the distinction between fact and fiction. But here the smudging seems almost irresponsible, and you may feel yourself wanting to fight against the conclusions that Morris comes to, not because they're incorrect, but because there's the chance they were come to unfairly. [2 Sept 1988]

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. KeilS.
    10
    This is investigative filmmaking at its finest. Errol Morris has crafted nothing less than an American classic. Forgive the hyperbole, but it's honestly justified in this particular case. See this one as soon as possible.… Expand
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