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American Nightmare (TV Miniseries)

American Nightmare

2024

Felicity Morris, Bernadette Higgins

Documentary

6.4

1,216

TV Series. Documentary TV miniseries (2024). 3 episodes. After suffering an attack with kidnapping included in 2015, a couple is accused of having faked everything when the woman reappears in this docuseries.

	Media	Author	Review
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"It sounds too crazy to be true, but it is a true story. And a very binge-worthy docu-series in three parts (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Leila Latif The Guardian	"What elevates this documentary above the normal schlocky true crime fare is how it makes the true crime audience complicit in the media storm in which Quinn and Huskins found themselves. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Steve Greene IGN	"'American Nightmare' is compellingly made. But what would feel in 2015 like a shock to the system is now an above-average addition to a subgenre that's grown exponentially in the years since"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"You might remember something about the so-called 'Real Life Gone Girl' case, but the three-part Netflix series (...) still packs a sharp punch and feels like a fresh and comprehensive retelling of the story. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Ed Power Telegraph	"'American Nightmare' makes for infuriating viewing (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"Those unfamiliar with the unusual circumstances surrounding the case at the centre of it all will be enthralled and left picking their jaws off the floor at the many unpredictable twists throughout 'American Nightmare'"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"Morris and Higgins’ docuseries isn’t just a jaw-dropping mystery (...) but a caustic exposé about ingrained misogyny and the way in which women invariably must look out for each other."
		Joel Keller Decider	"It’s a fascinating story of law enforcement and confirmation bias, one that needs to be on a platform like Netflix."
		John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"The filmmakers rely on too much straight-on interview footage with Ms. Huskins, perhaps, and tell much of their tale though ominous re-creations. But they also tell an electrifying tale"
		Chris Vognar Rolling Stone	"A swift, concise piece of work that even mixes in a dash of investigative reporting verve. In short, it's worth the hype"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"'American Nightmare' [is] so unsettling"
		Pat Stacey Irish Independent	"A gripping account of an innocent young couple's surreal ordeal and a superior true-crime series"

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