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Really great series, short and to the point. No unnecessary filler like so many of the newer true crime docs that have been flooded out onto the streaming services the last few years. I don't remember hearing about this story so it was all new to me and extremely interesting. If these true crime series have taught me anything it's that you need to get a lawyer immediately whenever you're talking to police and that the police very rarely want to do any work. Hopefully now that this is out the police officers and fbi agents involved are fully held responsible for their actions. Their treatment of the victims in the video footage they released was truly disgusting.

This was an eye-opening experience for me. At the beginning you think the authorities are doing a good job and coming to valid conclusions, and you agree with the conclusions. Then things change.

The organization of the documentary and the editing make so good. The way it is presented keeps you interested to the point that you will most likely binge it. It is hard to turn it off.

In the end one person who is sincere and so admirable for understanding the responsibility entrusted by the public saves the day. And the integrity and stalwartness of this person flood you with a warm and grateful feeling.

Loved this absolutely.

Wow dude. This shocking doc. Is NOT what I thought it initially appeared to be. This true crime doc has 3 eps; not too long, is a mystery about the abduction of Denis Huskins that told in a way that almost sounds Outlandish.

The story is told from different perspectives in each episode and after each, you're likely to jump into conclusions as some of the folks on this show do (anything more and I might end up spoiling it for you. All I can say is, I wish people did their job. I'm shocked but at the same time, I'm like 'Why am I not surprised!?' This horrific story is totally worth your watch but also serves as a cautionary tale.

I've been watching too many true crime serial killer things lately and I thought this was just one more of the same.

I was wrong.

It was not what I expected and after watching it I was sort of breathless.

Holy moly!

I did not at all remember this although clearly it was on the national news.

Here I am 24 hours later and still shaking my head.

How could a thing like this happen?

It's shocking and disturbing.

I really feel for the victims here. It could happen to any of us.

This is made very cleverly. I don't even want to say much more than that. We come to stories like this with firmly held preconceived notions.

But things are sometimes not what they seem.

I would have given this a 10 except at some (few) points it drags a bit. So a 9 but highly recommended.

Listen. You have have a compelling real life story and the corrupt tale of law enforcement and have a bad documentary. This doesn't haven't to be 3 episodes long - especially given that the mystery is solved at the end of episode 2 / start of 3, and the rest of the show is padding because Netflix asked the director to make it 3 episodes instead of 2.

I agree this story should spread, but I am judging this documentary on the basis of a documentary, not just it's subject matter - which in my opinion was handled with a childish and amateurish level of drama. The story spent so much time in Denise it failed to even explore the criminals motives or intentions. Forget about Aaron too, he's abandoned by the end of episode 1.

Don't waste your time with this series, you're better off reading the Wikipedia page for this case. At least the show put this case on people's radars - but listen, these 10/10 reviews have completely missed the point of IMDB. If this is a 10/10 DOCUMENTARY, then I don't know what isn't.

This isn't an American Nightmare. The amateur dramatisation comes in here when the smallest story elements are over dramatised to make it sound worse. "For my entire captivity" - it's just 2 days, there are more compelling kidnapping cases which are deserving of the 'nightmare' title. I'm not saying Denise's experience was horrible - it was - but I'm judging the directors and producers exploitation of this story.

It isn't a nightmare, it's a bore fest that leaves you wondering why they even bothered with this case in particular.

"American Nightmare" is a short documentary that enrages you, not because it's a low-quality production - it's quite the opposite: It enrages you because it does an effective job of exposing injustice and incompetence from authorities who are supposedly here to serve and protect. You are reminded of the barriers women face when victimized. This is why most do not report. To this day, even post-Harvey Weinstein and the strong feminist movement, female victims are still not believed. It's easier to just forget that this is happening in our society, but thanks to good documentaries like this one, we are reminded that not only do victims get victimized twice, the law enforcement victimizers are actually rewarded and not punished for their smug incompetence.

I knew the police were dirty the first moment I saw them dress Aaron, the victim, in jail stripe pants when you go in to report what happened! Who gets asked to take your clothes off and put on jail pants as a victim to have your statement taken? The victim is so shaken internally he didn't even question it because he just wants them to find his girlfriend. He should have kept his wits about himself at that point but it is just a testimony to how pure and goodhearted and from a good family he was - taught to respect and obey authority.

So happy for the new "hero detective" who wasn't in the good 'ol boys club to follow through with evidence without wavering to get justice for the victims, and for the victims to follow it through to the end for other women and their daughters sake too. Great Netflix doc for a change.

#AmericanNightmare.

Many of the recent Netflix documentaries are good, but, for some reason, just way longer than they need to be. Many of them could be one episode movies and get dragged out for more. That is not the case with American Nightmare. This one is actually very well timed and very well done. This bizarre, true account, of the 2015 kidnapping and rape of Denise Huskins. This is the story of a real life series of events that are so crazy that they could not possibly be true, or can they. The interviews are compelling. The news footage is good. The way the story keeps you piveting from one through to another makes it very compelling filmmaking.