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Making a Murderer

  • TV Series
  • 2015–20182015–2018
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
97K
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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.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
97K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,374
37
  • Stars
    • Steven Avery
    • Dolores Avery
    • Laura Nirider
  • Stars
    • Steven Avery
    • Dolores Avery
    • Laura Nirider
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 483User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #160
    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys

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    Part 2: Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:42
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    Trailer 2:56
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    Making A Murderer: Season 1
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    Making A Murderer
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    Making A Murderer: Part 2
    Trailer 2:40
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    Making a Murderer (2015)
    Kathleen Zellner in Making a Murderer (2015)
    Laura Nirider in Making a Murderer (2015)
    Kathleen Zellner in Making a Murderer (2015)
    Kathleen Zellner in Making a Murderer (2015)
    Brendan Dassey and Barb Tadych in Making a Murderer (2015)
    Steven Avery and Dolores Avery in Making a Murderer (2015)
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    Steven Avery
    Steven Avery
    • Self
    Dolores Avery
    • Self…
    Laura Nirider
    Laura Nirider
    • Self…
    Allan Avery
    • Self - Steven's Father…
    Jerry Buting
    • Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer…
    Dean Strang
    • Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer…
    Kathleen Zellner
    Kathleen Zellner
    • Self
    Barb Tadych
    • Self…
    Ken Kratz
    Ken Kratz
    • Self - Special Prosecutor…
    Brendan Dassey
    Brendan Dassey
    • Self - Steven's Nephew…
    Len Kachinsky
    • Self - Dassey Defense Attorney…
    Kim Ducat
    • Self - Steven's Cousin…
    Steven Drizin
    • Self - Brendan's Postconviction Lawyer
    Sandra Greenman
    • Self - Steven's Friend…
    Stephen Glynn
    • Self - Steven's Lawyer (1994-1997)…
    Robert Dvorak
    • Self - Brendan's Postconviction Lawyer
    Peter Dassey
    • Self…
    Chuck Avery
    • Self - Steven's Brother
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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

    User reviews483

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    10/10
    Haunting; Unbelievable
    It's hard to put into words how moving this documentary series was. The view of this work from 30,000 feet is perhaps that it is a beautiful but tragic depiction of the powerful versus the powerless in the context of the American criminal justice system, and a haunting reminder of what human beings are capable of when we believe the ends justify the means. The view on the ground - from a very intimate front row seat in Steven Avery's hometown of Manitowoc, WI - is that one man likely endured not one, but two of the most egregious injustices imaginable.

    One thing that sets this series apart from previous shows in this genre (like NPR's Serial) is that the producers never once make an appearance on camera, nor does the viewer ever hear their voices, at least not in a literal sense. Instead, they rely on interviews, court proceedings, news clips, and telephone and video recordings to tell the story, often against the backdrop of the Avery's family compound. In a simple and clean way, the series is beautifully shot. And the story itself... unbelievable. But even the most reasonable, even skeptical viewer will have to grapple with the theories put forward. Theories that would seem a reach at best if it weren't for the overwhelming hard evidence unfolding, on film, right before your eyes.

    I started out by saying that it was hard to describe how moving this documentary was, and I actually found myself transitioning through the same emotional states (albeit to a much lesser degree) that the key figures seemed to experience: from shock and disbelief to anger and ultimately to a sense of despair.

    To me, what separates television and film that constitutes true "art" from that which is merely entertaining, is that it reveals something perhaps not so obvious but nonetheless true about human nature or the human experience. This easily surpasses that standard, but what makes it particularly chilling is that this is not a carefully constructed fictional plot designed to pull our heart strings. This actually happened. And it happened to real a person. To a real family.
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    • Dec 20, 2015

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      • December 18, 2015 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
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      • Synthesis Films
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