Amanda Knox
An absorbing true-crime documentary interrogating the murder case, prosecution, and international media storm surrounding Amanda Knox.
Overview
A gripping exploration of a young woman's fight for justice in a foreign land.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- absorbing
- troubling
- investigative
- true crime viewing
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary absorbing and probing in its examination of the arrest and its troubling implications, while noting that its account is slightly incomplete.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Guede provide firsthand perspectives that contrast with the case's public and legal narratives.
The film examines the arrest and prosecution of an American student amid intense international media attention.
The central case concerns Amanda Knox's charge in the death of Meredith Kercher and the subsequent fight for freedom.
The film relies on the subjects' direct accounts and documentary presentation to reconstruct the murder case and its aftermath.
Films like Amanda Knox, and why
Making a Murderer
true crime documentary treatment, contested evidence, and media-driven criminal investigation
The Staircase
absorbing examination of a murder case, courtroom uncertainty, and competing narratives of guilt
West of Memphis
documentary true crime investigation focused on wrongful conviction and institutional failure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
- Release Date
- 2016-09-10
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (600)
Cast
- Amanda Knox
- Raffaele Sollecito
- Rudy Guede
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Amanda Knox about?
- An absorbing true-crime documentary interrogating the murder case, prosecution, and international media storm surrounding Amanda Knox.
- What is Amanda Knox like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amanda Knox as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Amanda Knox violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Amanda Knox as mild.
- What did critics think of Amanda Knox?
- Critics broadly found the documentary absorbing and probing in its examination of the arrest and its troubling implications, while noting that its account is slightly incomplete.
- Which films are like Amanda Knox?
- Films with a similar feel include Making a Murderer, The Staircase, and West of Memphis.
- How long is Amanda Knox?
- Amanda Knox runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Amanda Knox?
- In United States, Amanda Knox streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
