West of Memphis
2012 · Movie · R · 150 min · ★ 7.4 · 88% critics
This documentary follows a long, high-stakes effort to re-examine a notorious murder case and challenge the way it was handled. With rare access to the defense team, it traces the investigation, expert analysis, and appeals process as new information emerges, raising unsettling questions about evidence, pressure, and the pursuit of justice in the American South.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-11-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (157 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, anger-inducing true-crime documentary about justice, doubt, and advocacy, similar to The Keepers or The Innocence Files; Not for you if graphic details, heavy themes, or lengthy legal back-and-forth wear you out.
Pros: gripping true-crime mystery; detailed legal deep dive; emotionally powerful interviews | Cons: very long runtime; disturbing case material; feels one-sided at times
Themes
- release from prison
- arkansas
- trial
- murder
- wrongful conviction
- woman director
- miscarriage of justice
- 1990s
- satanic panic
- death row inmate
- west memphis three
Cast & crew
Damien Echols
as Self
Jessie Misskelley Jr.
as Self
Jason Baldwin
as Self
- PH
Pam Hobbs
as Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
- SJ
Steve Jones
as Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
- JF
John Fogleman
as Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
- JD
Jerry Driver
as Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
- SF
Sharon French
as Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
- LD
Lorri Davis
as Self – Damien's Wife
- ML
Mara Leveritt
as Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
Directed by Amy J. Berg