Casting JonBenet
2017 · Movie · TV-14 · 81 min
★ 5.9(173)unSUB Rating
Two decades after a notorious child murder, this documentary looks less at solving the case than at how a community and the wider public keep retelling it. Through auditions and personal reflections, it explores grief, speculation, and the uneasy pull of true crime culture.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-04-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.7/10 (173 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy unconventional true-crime pieces that examine public obsession more than facts, somewhat like Murder on Middle Beach or Cropsey; Not for you if you want a clear, traditional case breakdown.
Pros: unusual true-crime angle; thought-provoking community reflections; eerie, memorable atmosphere | Cons: not case-focused; repetitive speculation; potentially exploitative tone
Themes
- reenactment
Cast & crew
Hannah Cagwin
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- AC
Aeona Cruz
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- LB
Liv Bagley
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- SS
Shylee Sagle
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- DT
Danika Toolson
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- EW
Emma Winslow
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- EW
Elle Walker
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- KL
Kaydence Lucero
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
- NH
Nicole Hamilton
as Self - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee / JonBenet Ramsey Dance Double
- KT
Kit Thompson
as Self - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Directed by Kitty Green