West of Memphis (2012)

Directors:

Amy Berg

Writers:

Actors:

Peter Jackson, Eddie Vedder, Lorri Davis, Jessie Misskelley, Pam Hobbs, Damien Wayne Echols

Synopsis:

The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense, allows the film to show the investigation, research and appeals process in a way that has never been seen before; revealing shocking and disturbing new information about a case that still haunts the Unitedstatian South.
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  • Highest Rating 93
  • Lowest Rating 86
  • Average Rating 90
86

West of Memphis (2012)

While I have only seen the first of the Paradise Lost films I feel like this one, with the benefit of coming so long after the events this is about, might be the most thorough and best possible chronicle of this case.
wintermayer
September 4, 2014
93

West of Memphis (2012)

I'm left fuming after watching this enthralling story of how absolutely corrupt our legal system can be. A documentary that should be seen by all. This is the best thing Peter Jackson (and Eddie Vedder) has ever done.
brock
February 18, 2014