The Innocent Man

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 14, 2018
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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Critic Reviews

  1. Collider
    Reviewed by: Adam Chitwood
    Dec 17, 2018
    80
    The Innocent Man does a terrific job of zeroing in on the town of Ada itself, coloring the setting so that when it starts to dig into the issues involving the police department and authorities, you understand the power dynamics that are at play.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Krutika Mallikarjuna
    Jan 2, 2019
    76
    The docuseries hits all the right beats of a good true crime offering: sensational crime, unimaginable fallout, wild abuse of power, and of course, the heroic figures still fighting for the truth to come out. And like most true crime docs, there's no neat bowtie of a resolution; the patterns of real life will always complicate the narrative. But the ending of The Innocent Man feels hopeless in way that most entries of the genre don't.
  3. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Dec 13, 2018
    67
    There are moments when Innocent Man plays like one of those popular true crime podcasts. Its storytelling can be pokey and features a dizzying array of supporting characters--the pistol-packing preacher is a highlight--and a few, granted, become stunningly significant as the narrative continues.

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User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. GrantD243
    Apr 9, 2019
    6
    It's another crime docu-series. It has great cinematography compared to most others in this genre, but in the end it's just another crimeIt's another crime docu-series. It has great cinematography compared to most others in this genre, but in the end it's just another crime series that you've probably seen before.… Full Review »
  2. night4
    Jan 11, 2019
    3
    The show is kind of a mess. There are way too many people interviewed, they keep switching between 2 similar crimes, and it just takes way tooThe show is kind of a mess. There are way too many people interviewed, they keep switching between 2 similar crimes, and it just takes way too long to try to come together in any meaningful way. The crimes are also so old that it's difficult to care about the possible police corruption in the cases.

    It also feels rather masturbatory on the part of John Grisham. His presence only made the documentary worse, sadly.

    This was one of the worst crime documentaries I've seen in recent years.    … Full Review »
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