Amanda Knox

Name: Amanda Knox
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: September 30, 2016
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 78

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): September 30, 2016 | TV-MA

Summary: American exchange student Amanda Knox is convicted and eventually acquitted for the 2007 death of another student in Italy.

Director: Brian McGinn and Rod Blackhurst

Genre(s): Crime, Documentary

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 92 min

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Darren Ruecker

Sep 19, 2016

For sheer craftsmanship and watchability alone, Amanda Knox is a must-see offering on Netflix; for its exposure of the workings of justice systems and media culture, it’s an essential piece of work worth sharing and discussing. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 29, 2016

The directors, Brian McGinn and Rod Blackhurst, have produced a tightly edited, coherently structured and ultimately moving reassessment that burrows beneath the lurid in search of the illuminating. Read full review

Kevin P. Sullivan

Sep 30, 2016

What you end up with are portraits of individuals — people who are scared or angry or ambitious — all a part of a story that, from the start, ignored their humanity. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Sep 18, 2016

A gripping and incisive documentary. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Sep 18, 2016

The documentary is very good at raising reasonable doubts, planting seeds of confusion and demanding a more sensible examination of the facts. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 28, 2016

Amanda Knox delivers its own justice by covering all the complexities of its ever-fascinating true crime tale. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Sep 18, 2016

As a 92-minute commercial for a deeper look at the case, Amanda Knox is unquestionably intriguing; as a standalone offering, it makes one hell of an airtight case for something bigger and better. Read full review

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Scraper

Oct 3, 2016

"Amanda Knox" keeps the viewer right by it's side as the case unfolds. The terrifying reality of the events and their lengthy burn through the lives of those it touched resonates deeply. Another very interesting aspect is that those involved in the murder and the "solving" of it are not"Amanda Knox" keeps the viewer right by it's side as the case unfolds. The terrifying reality of the events and their lengthy burn through the lives of those it touched resonates deeply. Another very interesting aspect is that those involved in the murder and the "solving" of it are not quite lucid yet. Some interviewees struck me as too near-sighted, too fresh to see the facts and therefore were tainted still. For example, the media, for as vile as their coverage, as botched as their facts were, seemed remorseless and still hungry for more. This isn't a criticism of the movie, but jaw-dropping with the things they said and their on-going beliefs of what really happened and the way they'll continue to operate in the world. Like watching an animal in the wild before it knows you're there. Crime drama cannot touch was this piece achieved.… Expand

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Trailesque

Jul 30, 2020

AK is a fascinating character and looks amazing onscreen. She expresses herself in an interesting way. Never for an instant did this viewer doubt that Guede was the sole guilty party, but that could have been the intention. An excellent documentary of a story that seems to have beenAK is a fascinating character and looks amazing onscreen. She expresses herself in an interesting way. Never for an instant did this viewer doubt that Guede was the sole guilty party, but that could have been the intention. An excellent documentary of a story that seems to have been stolen from the plot of a novel from a spinning rack. It would have been better if the filmmakers had been able to show us more about the actual murderer and about Kercher, the victim.… Expand

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RvwFromUpHere

Oct 17, 2016

What: Amanda Knox
Who: Amanda Knox
Where: Perugia, the murder capital of Italy
When (will you be addicted to this movie): Almost immediately
Why: You'll be interested pretty quickly, but lose interest as soon as you find out this is a super lame version of Making a Murderer

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Meth-dude

Apr 16, 2020

"Amanda Knox" is quite the captivating documentary. While it tries to be as objective as possible, you can't help but feel that it is a little bit in favor of Amanda Knox, but still, if you're interested in true crime documentaries and if this particular case interests you, you won't be"Amanda Knox" is quite the captivating documentary. While it tries to be as objective as possible, you can't help but feel that it is a little bit in favor of Amanda Knox, but still, if you're interested in true crime documentaries and if this particular case interests you, you won't be disappointed.… Expand

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