The Keepers

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 19, 2017
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 45
  3. Negative: 6 out of 45

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  1. ExTexan
    May 20, 2017
    9
    The Keepers underscores what I felt about "Spotlight" - documentaries on the Catholic Church sexual misconduct cover ups are far more interesting than a dramatic portrayal. It is in large part because you are hearing things straight from those involved. I always find them frightening and mesmerizing. And who doesn't love a good murder mystery? With The Keepers you get both. Yes, it isThe Keepers underscores what I felt about "Spotlight" - documentaries on the Catholic Church sexual misconduct cover ups are far more interesting than a dramatic portrayal. It is in large part because you are hearing things straight from those involved. I always find them frightening and mesmerizing. And who doesn't love a good murder mystery? With The Keepers you get both. Yes, it is a bit long, but it allows you to really get to know everyone - both those directly involved as well as those directly affected - as they join forces to seek justice for all. Many things to admire in how this miniseries was crafted, most notably the editing.… Expand
  2. TheZeroPercent
    May 23, 2017
    8
    I thought this series was really great. There is a lot to hate about 'the story' though. In most detective style docs the story gets explained well enough that you can come to a conclusion.
    In this series, they REALLY drag some names through the mud. Some names that they have ZERO proof are guilty of ANYTHING. Except for hearsay.
    By the end of the 7 hour+ documentary, I was almost    I thought this series was really great. There is a lot to hate about 'the story' though. In most detective style docs the story gets explained well enough that you can come to a conclusion.
    In this series, they REALLY drag some names through the mud. Some names that they have ZERO proof are guilty of ANYTHING. Except for hearsay.

    By the end of the 7 hour+ documentary, I was almost 100% sure there was just some sorta mad man that had been in the area and the crime was chance. Mainly because of the second woman who was murdered also, yet the second woman had absolutely no relation to the 1st.
    It is most likely 'based on all the evidence' that a random maniac killer (on the move) did this.
    AS far as why the killer would have moved the body though is strange, and then where the Nun's car ended up is odd also. But, there just isn't any proof. The whole body of proof is 100% hearsay.    … Expand
  3. TheBride
    May 28, 2017
    10
    This series deserves one, single word: Emmy. These are brave women who doggedly pursue the truth and come face to face with resistance, arrogance, and incompetence. You won't stop watching it once you start.
  4. JorgeLestre
    May 29, 2017
    10
    Haunting, important, an incredible journey through pain and horror. The 'Making a Murderer' follow-up we needed to finally understand how religion is still used as an excuse for bad behavior.
  5. Mellange
    May 25, 2017
    10
    Truly extraordinary. The journey of these women who were profoundly abused by several priests and their struggle with remembering is heartbreaking. There is another piece, the young nun who was determined to end the abuse and the abusers, but before she could, she was murdered, but who was the murderer? Worth every minute of watching. Don't let the "boy" trolls who are giving this suchTruly extraordinary. The journey of these women who were profoundly abused by several priests and their struggle with remembering is heartbreaking. There is another piece, the young nun who was determined to end the abuse and the abusers, but before she could, she was murdered, but who was the murderer? Worth every minute of watching. Don't let the "boy" trolls who are giving this such low scores dissuade you. Incredibly powerful.… Expand
  6. aydge89
    May 21, 2017
    10
    Two eps in and loving it. So much has already happened and in only 2 episodes. Can't wait to see what happens next. Addictive, highly recommended. Told in a similar vein to Making a Murderer.
  7. jefflynch967
    Nov 24, 2017
    1
    In spite of my low rating, the first two episodes of this series were well-done and compelling. Episode three devolved into self-justification, rationalization, and apology. And episodes three to eight could have, and should have, been handled in one or, at the most, two episodes. The series which, again, started well, became mired in equivalencies, spending as much time discussing statuesIn spite of my low rating, the first two episodes of this series were well-done and compelling. Episode three devolved into self-justification, rationalization, and apology. And episodes three to eight could have, and should have, been handled in one or, at the most, two episodes. The series which, again, started well, became mired in equivalencies, spending as much time discussing statues of limitation reform and fatal lawsuits as it did church sexual abuse and whistleblower murder. It should have stuck with what it did best: the crime.… Expand
  8. Donnas
    Jul 4, 2017
    9
    Excellent series, i am furious over the cover-up that has gone one for all these years. Thanks to the ladies and other investigators that started digging into who killed Sister Kathy otherwise non of this would have come out to the public. The priests treated that catholic high school as a whore house to themselves and policemen andbother officials. I hope all of them that have dued areExcellent series, i am furious over the cover-up that has gone one for all these years. Thanks to the ladies and other investigators that started digging into who killed Sister Kathy otherwise non of this would have come out to the public. The priests treated that catholic high school as a whore house to themselves and policemen andbother officials. I hope all of them that have dued are rotting in hell… Expand
  9. SD_Scott
    Nov 17, 2017
    8
    Really enjoyed this documentary... It's absolutely amazing that this type of thing can still happen in a LARGE city nonetheless! It was a quick seven episodes for me.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Alex Abad-Santos
    May 22, 2017
    80
    What makes that bigger picture so maddeningly compelling is the way The Keepers explores a pathology of abuse and its effect on victims, chronicles the strange inescapability of trauma, reflects on how society treats the word of women, and reveals the shattering reality that justice can feel so empty.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    May 19, 2017
    70
    In the main, The Keepers is a solid work, one whose immediacy and visceral power is not clouded by tendencies toward the exploitative or prurient.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    May 19, 2017
    80
    Absorbing and emotionally gripping.
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