Amanda Knox
American exchange student Amanda Knox is convicted and eventually acquitted for the 2007 death of another student in Italy. Was she a cold-blooded psychopath or a naive student abroad trapped in an endless nightmare?
8 March 1959, Marin County, California, USA
26 March 1984, Giovinazzo, Puglia, Italy
22 December 1945, Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
28 December 1985, Southwark, London, England, UK
3 June 1967, New York City, New York, USA
14 January 1964, Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA
December 22, 2016
Directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn do a good job of keeping things balanced and of illustrating the ways in which sensationalism can be misleading.
October 31, 2016
Amanda Knox constantly toys with the idea of viewer perception and pre-conceived notions, knowing that even the smallest glance or crack in one's voice can be interpreted to "prove" innocence or guilt -- depending on what you want to believe.
October 07, 2016
While [the documentarians] deserve plaudits for convincing Knox to talk to them, they hardly miss a chance, themselves, to exploit both her looks and her tears.
October 11, 2016
Docu on sensationalized murder trial has graphic depictions.
September 30, 2016
As an indictment of a number of institutions than failed dismally in their mission to uncover the truth about who killed her, Amanda Knox is sharp, and frequently enraging.
October 13, 2016
For a viewer who chose to avoid the salacious, never-ending TV and tabloid coverage of its namesake, Amanda Knox makes for succinct, involving viewing.
September 30, 2016
"Amanda Knox" will not answer any questions surrounding the mystery of Meredith Kercher's murder - but the documentary will stay with audiences long after its 92 minute run time.
September 30, 2016
For such a sedate film, Amanda Knox achieves a surprisingly moving climax.
December 16, 2016
Compelling true-crime story.
October 05, 2016
I - somebody with only minor knowledge of the case beforehand - could drive a truck through some of the implications that they present as stone cold proof of her innocence. And I don't drive.
January 02, 2017
Eventually, the missing pieces -- and the Amanda Knox case is undoubtedly one of missing pieces -- outshine the compelling elements the doc does provide (again, Amanda Knox! as primary talking head!), leaving audiences only wanting more.
October 12, 2016
It is a film that will arouse more tension and suspense than the other works of action and mayhem out this period.
