A Deadly American Marriage
2025 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 6.5
This true-crime documentary revisits a fatal domestic dispute that ends with a husband dead and two family members claiming self-defense. Using interviews and evidence presented from opposing perspectives, it asks viewers to weigh conflicting accounts, questions of motive, and what the available recordings and testimony do—or don’t—prove.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-05-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (85 votes)
About
If you like courtroom-style true crime that lets you judge competing stories, this may click, especially if you watched What Jennifer Did or I Am a Killer; Not for you if you want clear answers or a lighter watch.
Pros: gripping he-said-she-said; strong tension throughout; invites your verdict | Cons: upsetting subject matter; leaves key questions; some feel biased
Themes
- court case
- married couple
- au pair
- father-in-law
- stepmother
- north carolina
- death of father
- beaten to death
- ireland
- true crime
- second marriage
- manipulative woman
- +1 more
Cast & crew
- JC
Jason Corbett
as Self (archive footage)
- JL
Jack Corbett Lynch
as Self - Jason's Son
- SL
Sarah Corbett Lynch
as Self - Jason's Daughter
- MC
Molly Martens Corbett
as Self - Jason's 2nd Wife
- TM
Tom Martens
as Self - Jason's Father-in-Law / Molly's Father
- TL
Tracey Lynch
as Self - Jason's Sister
- DL
David Lynch
as Self - Tracey's Husband / Jason's Brother-in-Law
- WT
Wanda Thompson
as Self - Lt., Davidson County Sheriff's Dept.
- AM
Alan Martin
as Self - Assistant District Attorney
- JV
Jay Vannoy
as Self - Tom's Attorney
Directed by Jessica Burgess, Jenny Popplewell