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- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary The three-part documentary from Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins centers on the 2015 kidnapping and sexual assault of Denise Huskins. The police accuse Denise and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn of a hoax when she reappears until a home invasion robbery turns up evidence of the kidnapping.
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Netflix
American Nightmare
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 17, 2024
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6.1
Summary The three-part documentary from Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins centers on the 2015 kidnapping and sexual assault of Denise Huskins. The police accuse Denise and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn of a hoax when she reappears until a home invasion robbery turns up evidence of the kidnapping.
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Generally Favorable
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
76
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The three-part Netflix series “American Nightmare” from filmmakers Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins (“The Tinder Swindler”) still packs a sharp punch and feels like a fresh and comprehensive retelling of the story. The success of the docuseries comes in great part because Huskins and Quinn sat down for extensive interviews and are admirably forthcoming in their recollections of the ordeal they endured.
Gripping.
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Generally Favorable
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Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
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59% Positive
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This doc is extraordinary. It practically transcends the true crime genre with its masterful approach to the subject matter. The story itself is unfathomably strange and twisted. It is absolutely essential for the viewer to avoid spoilers. If you don't know the story, you will be left to guess and wonder until the final episode (of 3). In my case, the ending turned my head around and made me question myself and reevaluate my sense of judgement.
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This documentary is outstanding as it challenges preconceptions and highlights the dangers of forming false opinions from limited information. In the first episode, I was convinced the boyfriend was the villain. Then, in the second episode, I thought the girlfriend was the "Gone Girl." However, all these assumptions were proved wrong, with the full truth unveiled in the third episode. It underscores the significance of seeing the whole picture and warns against hasty judgments based solely on online information.
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What elevates this documentary above the normal schlocky true crime fare is how it makes the true crime audience complicit in the media storm in which Quinn and Huskins found themselves. But American Nightmare also has a hunger for the ghoulish details.
Elicits skepticism and shock in equal measure. In doing so, it underlines the potential difficulty—and yet vital necessity—of taking allegations of rape seriously, even when the narratives are outlandish and the evidence is scant.
American Nightmare teases out the story of Denise Huskins’ kidnapping to a bit of an irritating degree, but we do understand why the filmmakers did what they did. It’s a fascinating story of law enforcement and confirmation bias, one that needs to be on a platform like Netflix.
The filmmakers rely on too much straight-on interview footage with Ms. Huskins, perhaps, and tell much of their tale though ominous re-creations. But they also tell an electrifying tale.
The latest hit Netflix docuseries finds chilling and effective ways to go beyond the standard true-crime expectations. Yet, even as it ends up at a broader message beyond the unusual circumstances of a single kidnapping case, it’s hard to shake the idea that the overall structure of the show and its “twisty thriller” framing are working against what could make this a truly worthwhile entry into an ever-growing subgenre.
I think the title is very **** would think there is a very big twist waiting at the end but truthfully the case is very common not just in the US but in many other countries. It feels like Netflix wanted to trick people into watching this documentary by adding thriller elements to it
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Production Company:
- Netflix
- RAW
Initial Release Date: Jan 17, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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