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Law & Order True Crime

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3K
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Edie Falco, Miles Gaston Villanueva, and Gus Halper in Law & Order True Crime (2017)
When the Menendez brothers were tried on national TV for brutally killing their parents in Beverly Hills, their story became a national obsession. Now, the first edition of this anthology series delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.
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Behind the murders of a Hollywood movie executive and his former beauty queen wife by their sons.Behind the murders of a Hollywood movie executive and his former beauty queen wife by their sons.Behind the murders of a Hollywood movie executive and his former beauty queen wife by their sons.

  • Creator
    • Rene Balcer
  • Stars
    • Edie Falco
    • Miles Gaston Villanueva
    • Gus Halper
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Rene Balcer
    • Stars
      • Edie Falco
      • Miles Gaston Villanueva
      • Gus Halper
    • 23User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 nominations total

    Episodes8

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    TopTop-rated1 season2017

    Videos34

    Law & Order: True Crime: Dollars To Donuts
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    Law & Order: True Crime: Dollars To Donuts
    Law & Order: True Crime: The Courtroom Listens To The Tape
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    Law & Order: True Crime: The Courtroom Listens To The Tape
    Law & Order: True Crime: The Courtroom Listens To The Tape
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    Law & Order: True Crime: The Courtroom Listens To The Tape
    Law & Order: True Crime: Can Evidence Be Made Public?
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    Law & Order: True Crime: Can Evidence Be Made Public?
    Law & Order: True Crime: The Taped Confession Doesn't Look Sound For The Boys
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    Law & Order: True Crime: The Taped Confession Doesn't Look Sound For The Boys
    Law & Order: True Crime: Leslie Finds Out How Fragile Erik Is
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    Law & Order: True Crime: Leslie Finds Out How Fragile Erik Is
    Law & Order: True Crime: I Can Do It
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    Law & Order: True Crime: I Can Do It

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    Edie Falco
    Edie Falco
    • Leslie Abramson
    • 2017
    Miles Gaston Villanueva
    Miles Gaston Villanueva
    • Lyle Menendez
    • 2017
    Gus Halper
    Gus Halper
    • Erik Menendez
    • 2017
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Tim Rutten
    • 2017
    Sam Jaeger
    Sam Jaeger
    • Detective Les Zoeller
    • 2017
    Dominic Flores
    Dominic Flores
    • Henry Llanio
    • 2017
    Constance Marie
    Constance Marie
    • Marta Cano
    • 2017
    Irene DeBari
    • Maria Menendez…
    • 2017
    Andrew Morgado
    Andrew Morgado
    • 2017
    Cindy Robinson
    Cindy Robinson
    • Additional Voices
    • 2017
    Sarkis Ninos
    • Police Officer…
    • 2017
    Josh Charles
    Josh Charles
    • Dr. Jerome Oziel
    • 2017
    Heather Graham
    Heather Graham
    • Judalon Smyth
    • 2017
    Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Reaser
    • Pam Bozanich
    • 2017
    Molly Hagan
    Molly Hagan
    • Joan Vandermolen
    • 2017
    Patee Spurlock
    Patee Spurlock
    • Print Journalist
    • 2017
    Anthony Edwards
    Anthony Edwards
    • Judge Stanley Weisberg
    • 2017
    James DuMont
    James DuMont
    • Brian Andersen
    • 2017
    • Creator
      • Rene Balcer
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews23

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    10karmap80

    Exceeded Expectations

    Although I was interested in this series based on a general enjoyment of true crime and knowing that Edie Falco was the lead, I put it off for a while because I didn't think I would enjoy a story that was so high-profile at the time. I felt that I already knew the story and the ending, so it just wouldn't keep my attention as much as watching a story that could keep me guessing. Luckily, I was wrong! The Law and Order Series, from what I remember when I watched it way back when, shines because of its ability to take the viewer, introduce tough subject matter, and let them see what it is like in the shoes of someone much different than them. Many times, you end the episode with an ambiguity about a subject that you didn't have before, simply because it lets you see the circumstances and emotions behind the people involved, where as before you began, it was more of a black or white subject. It can only do this with good writing, acting and directing, of course, and L&O: True Crime has it all. i had to take a deep breath every time they rolled the credits on the end of another episode. It's one of those shows where you start to feel so much for the characters that you want to step into the screen and give them a hug or shout at them. I loved it and I hope the next one is just as good.
    9robertemerald

    Gripping account

    There are some really good docs-dramas out there. The People vs OJ (2016) is one, and Manhunt: Unibomber (2017) is another. The British also make these types of programs, Appropriate Adult (2011) comes to mind. I've seen other movies that cast doubt on the ultimate trial outcomes, and it is these that this production resembles. A recent example of this type of filmmaking would be the brilliant Escape At Dannemora (2018), which questioned the sentence of one of the two escapees, and his further punishment after capture. In style Law & Order True Crime resembles The People vs OJ, yet the bias is definitely on the side of the defendants, enough so that after writing this review I'll look up what happened to the case in recent years. Law & Order shows were always highly charged and topical, and executed with high standards. This is a brilliant addition to their legacy, with full marks to the writers. It's full of suspense and worthy performances, great casting and good camera direction. At eight episodes it was possibly a tad too long, although one could argue the defence was such a burning issue it could perhaps have been longer. I'm full of questions. Great television from America.
    7Ed-Shullivan

    A decent opening episode for this 8 part mini series

    Mrs. Shullivan and I have been fans of the Law and Order TV series from its original series starting in 1990 through to the current re- creation of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) now in its 18th season. It is no wonder that this new 8 part mini series covering the high profile trial in 1994 of Lyle (aged 21) and Erik (aged 19) Menéndez for the 1989 murder by shotgun of their wealthy parents, José and his wife, Mary ("Kitty") in their Beverly Hills home would be released some 30 years after the murders first occurred.

    José Enrique and Kitty Menéndez spoiled their only two sons, and so when the murders were first made public there was no end of rumors who could be responsible for these two cold blooded execution style murders.

    Unless you are under the age of 30, you may not be familiar with just how high profile these murders were at the time (1984) and the eventual trial by tabloid newspapers of the two sons Erik and Lyle Menéndez. I have seen the two earlier made for TV movies of the Menéndez murders both of which starred A-lister film stars.

    In the 1994 TV movie "Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders" it starred A-list actors James Farentino, and Jill Clayburgh, John Beck and Susan Blakely. In the second made for TV movie "Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills" starred Edward James Olmos, Beverly D'Angelo, and Damian Chapa.

    This new 8 episode mini-series also has some A-list TV stars such as Edie Falco (Carmela Soprano of The Sopranos) and Chris Bauer (The Wire and also Third Watch). I am going to go out on a limb based on just watching the first episode that this mini series will be based on factual evidence and the court transcripts. Edie Falco plays a defense attorney named Leslie Abramson who seems to be very opinionated although in the opening episode she is not yet familiar with any of the case evidence, nor yet introduced to the two Menéndez brothers, Erik and Lyle.

    A good benchmark in assessing if a mini-series is worth watching or not is if the episode(s) seem to end much quicker than you expected, or wanted it to. Such is the case with the opening episode of Law & Order: True Crime, it ended almost as quickly as the lives of José Enrique and Kitty Menéndez did. I give the opening episode a 7/10 rating and I will update my review after this mini-series has concluded.
    8kornellas-74471

    Great law and order!

    A lot of these I never realized happen. I was very young when the case was going on. Not going to put any spoilers in here, but who doesn't like true crime and of all things the famous, DUN DUN! Is included. Will there be anymore true crime cases in the future?
    6SnoopyStyle

    Dun Dun

    Lyle and Erik Menendez are brothers in wealthy Beverly Hills. In 1989, their controlling Cuban father and their mother are killed in a presumed home invasion. Eventually, the brothers are arrested. Leslie Abramson (Edie Falco) takes on the case uncovering a tale of sexual abuse in the troubled upper class home.

    With OJ on their minds, the Law & Order people decides to do their own true crimes series. The Menendez brothers case certainly hits on a couple of the same concepts. The Law & Order "Dun Dun" does distract from its realism. It keeps reminding the viewer of its brand. I love Edie even with her crazy hair. The actors are good. This follows only one side of the case. The prosecution and the police are portrayed only as opponents. It's nowhere near O.J.: Made in America but it's good enough for network TV.

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    • Trivia
      While there are a total of seven spin-offs of the original New York - Police judiciaire (1990), including New York - Unité spéciale (1999), New York - Section criminelle (2001) , New York, cour de justice (2005), Conviction (2006), Londres, police judiciaire (2009), Los Angeles, police judiciaire (2010), and Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021), Law & Order: True Crime (2017) is the first produced as a mini-series.
    • Quotes

      Leslie Abramson: What these boys did is not the issue. It's why they did it.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018)

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 法網遊龍犯罪實錄:梅内德斯兄弟殺人案
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • Universal Television
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      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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