American Nightmare
2024 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.4 · 86% critics
After a terrifying home invasion and kidnapping, a couple’s account is met with public doubt and official suspicion when the missing partner returns. As the pressure mounts, they face scrutiny, fear, and ongoing trauma while trying to make sense of what happened and be taken seriously.
Also known as All American Nightmare
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Streaming on Netflix.
2 hours to watch · 3 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-01-17
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (128 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, real-life mystery about victims being doubted and institutions failing them, in the vein of The Confession Tapes; Not for you if you avoid upsetting kidnapping and assault themes.
Pros: riveting true-crime story; strong suspenseful pacing; emotionally affecting interviews | Cons: some details feel omitted; can feel drawn out; leaves questions unanswered
Themes
- california
- kidnapping
- interview
- true crime
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- ransom demand
- strange
- ex fiancée
- abduction
- new relationship
- unbelievable
Cast & crew
- AQ
Aaron Quinn
as Self
- DH
Denise Huskins
as Self
Directed by Bernadette Higgins, Felicity Morris
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1Part One: The Boyfriend46mNetflix
- S1E2Part Two: Gone Girl46mNetflix
- S1E3Part Three: The Others43mNetflix