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Making a Murderer

  • TV Series
  • 2015–2018
  • 16
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
107K
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Steven Avery in Making a Murderer (2015)
Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos return to the Midwest where they have exclusive access to Steven Avery and his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey, their families and the legal teams fighting for justice on their behalf. Over the course of 10 new episodes, Making a Murderer Part 2 provides an in-depth look at the high-stakes postconviction process, exploring the emotional toll the process takes on all involved.
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Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.

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    • Steven Avery
    • Dolores Avery
    • Laura Nirider
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    8.5/10
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    • Stars
      • Steven Avery
      • Dolores Avery
      • Laura Nirider
    • 524User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #207
    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 15 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Steven Avery
    Steven Avery
    • Self
    • 2015–2018
    Dolores Avery
    • Self…
    • 2015–2018
    Laura Nirider
    Laura Nirider
    • Self…
    • 2015–2018
    Allan Avery
    • Self - Steven's Father…
    • 2015–2018
    Jerry Buting
    • Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer…
    • 2015–2018
    Dean Strang
    • Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer…
    • 2015–2018
    Kathleen Zellner
    Kathleen Zellner
    • Self
    • 2018
    Barb Tadych
    • Self…
    • 2015–2018
    Ken Kratz
    Ken Kratz
    • Self - Special Prosecutor…
    • 2015
    Brendan Dassey
    Brendan Dassey
    • Self - Steven's Nephew…
    • 2015
    Len Kachinsky
    • Self - Dassey Defense Attorney…
    • 2015–2018
    Steven Drizin
    • Self - Brendan's Postconviction Lawyer
    • 2015–2018
    Kim Ducat
    • Self - Steven's Cousin…
    • 2015–2018
    Sandra Greenman
    • Self - Steven's Friend…
    • 2015–2018
    Stephen Glynn
    • Self - Steven's Lawyer (1994-1997)…
    • 2015
    Chuck Avery
    Chuck Avery
    • Self - Steven's Brother
    • 2015–2018
    Peter Dassey
    • Self…
    • 2015–2018
    Robert Dvorak
    • Self - Brendan's Postconviction Lawyer
    • 2015–2018
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    Reviewers say 'Making a Murderer' is a controversial documentary that presents Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey's murder case from a biased viewpoint. Many believe crucial evidence was omitted and testimonies were selectively edited to support Avery's innocence. Supporters praise it for exposing justice system flaws and potential miscarriages. The series has sparked debate on documentary ethics and narrative reliability.
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    10eogeaux

    Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse

    This documentary is incredible. It may seem a bit one sided but if you look at the list of people at the end who declined to be interviewed you will see why. You can't begrudge the producers for the other side not cooperating. That being said, the outcome is not very surprising. If you've paid any attention to America's justice system ..... ever ....you would understand that cops and judges are above the law and they can do whatever they want and they have zero accountability. This series just solidified that. Everyone is going to act angry and appalled but then never actually do anything about it. And it will continue and the "good ol' boys" will continue trampling on our basic "freedoms and liberties." Yay USA!! *insert exaggerated eye roll here*
    10TheLeon1897

    A deep look into the terrible American justice system.

    This is one of the best documentaries ever created and a must-watch for everybody. The story is so insane and unbelievable that you would think this is a piece of fictional work, but it is not.

    The only thing that could have been made a bit better is the episode running-time, sometimes the episodes feel a bit too long.

    --9 out of 10 stars--
    9dinadavis-99505

    Are the Authorities watching the same confession tapes as we are?

    I've been binge watching this and I'm halfway thru season 2 and all I can say is I'm thoroughly disgusted with the cops, prosecutors, judges, jurors all of them. All one needs to do is watch the very 1st time Brendan's so-called confession tape was aired in the series! That CHILD had NO CLUE what the interrogators were talking about nor what they wanted him to say. This boy was, no IS so innocent, that when they started their LEADING questions regarding "what happened around her head area"...after a long bout of silence he responds quote: "I CUT HER HAIR?". That is how innocent and non-violent Brendan is. That the first thing he could think of ON HIS OWN was a freaking HAIRCUT!!! Those interrogators were SO frustrated by his obvious lack of knowledge of what happened to the poor woman that they announced for all of us to see THAT THEY TOLD HIM she was shot in the head. Haircut to a Bullet in the Brain. Despicable. Wisconsin is full of corrupt cops, prosecutors, state attorneys, forensic analysts, and judges...in at least TWO COUNTIES. SHAME ON YOU!
    10nagasaki-98019

    Disturbing

    You need to watch this to see what are the autorities capable to do to protect them self
    10SpankyWardOnAmazonPrime

    More addictive than chocolate.

    I should have been in bed 5 hours ago but I can't stop watching the new chapter of the Avery Saga. The miscarriage of justice is frighteningly insurmountable. Being a screenwriter, if this were a movie I was going to write, I would never have been able to use this plot. I wouldn't have believed an audience would accept such a series of ludacris events like the mishandling and planting of evidence, unethical prosecutorial actions and the total and complete lack of ability to self examine their actions, due to fear. Fear because they've fully committed to their guilty story and if found innocent, how bad they'll look.

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    • Trivia
      Co-director Laura Ricciardi was a lawyer before turning to film making, which came to great use when researching the legal aspects of the case.
    • Quotes

      Ken Kratz: Reasonable doubt is for the innocent.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jinek: Episode #4.10 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Weak of Heart
      Written by Gustavo Santaolalla and Kevin Kiner

      Performed by Gustavo Santaolalla and Kevin Kiner

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2015 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Making a Murderer Part 2
    • Filming locations
      • Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
    • Production company
      • Synthesis Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
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      • 1.78 : 1

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