# The Menendez Brothers (2024)

> An interview-driven true-crime documentary reexamines the Menendez brothers’ notorious parricide case through testimony, trauma, and competing accounts of justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7358077

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Alejandro Hartmann
- Cast: Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, Robert Rand, Shelley Ross, Pamela Bozanich, Alan Abrahamson, Joan Vandermolen, Betty Oldfield
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33481094/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: serious, disturbing, compassionate, true crime viewing, documentary night

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