Amanda Knox
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): September 30, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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100
We Got This Covered Darren RueckerSep 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
91
The A.V. ClubJosh ModellSep 29, 2016
Amanda Knox serves as a corrective—a simple, brutal look at the dangers of hype, hysteria, and rushed prosecution. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 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
88
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 1, 2016
Amanda Knox may not change anybody’s mind. But it should. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyKevin P. SullivanSep 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
80
New York Daily NewsAriel ScottiSep 30, 2016
Although the truth behind what happened that night in Perugia may never be revealed, the film does not need a resolution to strike a powerful cord with viewers. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSep 29, 2016
Without doubt this strong documentary sheds a powerful light on this particular case while emphasizing the ultimate unknowability of absolute truth. Read full review
80
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 18, 2016
It’s a carefully balanced and frightening film with Knox a terrifyingly unknowable character at the grisly centre. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterSep 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
80
The TelegraphEd PowerSep 18, 2016
Though the movie offers no new bombshells the filmmakers have nonetheless wrought a spare and unflinching feature that offers a fresh perspective on Knox without descending into the sensationalism that attended original coverage of the trial. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 18, 2016
A gripping and incisive documentary. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoSep 30, 2016
It’s a well-made, accomplished piece of filmmaking that works because of how it focuses such a large case down to its key players, thereby illuminating how something like this could happen to anyone. Read full review
75
TheWrapRobert AbeleSep 28, 2016
Amanda Knox delivers its own justice by covering all the complexities of its ever-fascinating true crime tale. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 29, 2016
Amanda Knox makes for succinct, involving viewing — a true-crime doc that acknowledges the lingering debates over its subject's guilt while prompting one to ask: Why did anyone ever believe this outrageous stuff in the first place, much less cling to it for years? Read full review
60
EmpireJonathan PileOct 10, 2016
An interesting introduction to (or reminder of) Amanda Knox’s story following the murder of her flatmate Meredith Kercher, but it doesn’t have the depth of other recent true-crime investigations. Read full review
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CineVueMatthew AndersonSep 18, 2016
Sticking to documentary form for the most part with key talking heads, a barrage of headlines and ample news broadcasts, the co-directors are not afraid to shock with gruesome crime scene footage. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandSep 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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