- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 3, 2021
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Gripping, in-depth and respectful of the long-felt consequences of Hofmann’s crimes, Murder Among the Mormons is how you make a true crime documentary.
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It's the whydunnit -- the mind-bending master plan exposed in the final episode -- that truly sets Murder Among the Mormons apart as one of the strangest and most compelling additions to the true crime genre.
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Hess and Measom don’t editorialize or otherwise insert themselves into the production, beyond posing a question that shakes one of the more ostentatious interviewees late in the series. Aside from one giddily quirky mid-series sequence, they also don’t bring much character to the format, which is surprising, given the directors’ previous work.
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Murder Among The Mormons is a fascinating look at some of the inner workings of the Mormon Church, even if the filmmakers were more interested in the story around the document trade than the church itself.
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There’s a peculiar mix of gullibility and paranoia underlying much of “Murder Among the Mormons,” which is a combination detective story, crime thriller and artistic triumph of nonfiction cinema.
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Directors Jared Hess and Tyler Measom do a superb job of telling this incredible true story via a treasure trove of archival news footage, audio tapes and home videos; the occasional re-creation of events, and interviews with a host of historians, researchers, investigators, news reporters and other key figures.
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Even at a relatively brief three episodes, Murder Among the Mormons feels a tad padded, especially as it makes its way through its final installment. The series’ closing passages, however, are worth the wait, painting a chilling portrait of a man who—out of a lust for attention and wealth, and a desire to demolish the Mormon religion—treated history, relationships and people’s lives as pawns in his own deadly game.
Awards & Rankings
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Positive: 3 out of 6
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Mixed: 3 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Mar 18, 2021
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Mar 4, 2021