There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
Liz Garbus’s unsettling documentary investigates how a fatal wrong-way crash transformed a suburban mother into a national mystery and moral symbol.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- mournful
- unsettling
- investigative
- serious documentary viewing
- true crime night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film revisits the Taconic Parkway crash months later and tests the competing accounts of Diane Schuler's behavior and character.
The central question contrasts portrayals of Diane as a reckless drunk with relatives' belief that she was a devoted wife and mother.
Diane's identity as a suburban mother and perfect family woman is examined against the senseless fatal collision.
Archive sound and footage from Diane, Jesse Temple, Brad Katinas, and Michael Realmuto are woven into interviews with surviving family members.
Films like There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, and why
The Central Park Five
investigative true crime documentary examining a fatal roadway tragedy through conflicting public and personal narratives
The Thin Blue Line
documentary inquiry into a mysterious death that challenges an apparently settled public account
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
emotionally restrained nonfiction investigation into family trauma, media narratives, and unresolved questions
Movie Details
- Director
- Liz Garbus
- Release Date
- 2011-07-25
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (106)
Cast
- Jesse Temple
- Brad Katinas
- Diane Schuler
- Jay Schuler
- Michael Realmuto
- Daniel Schuler
- Jimmy Schuler
- Warren Hance
- Dominic Barbara
- Evan Schuler
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane about?
- Liz Garbus’s unsettling documentary investigates how a fatal wrong-way crash transformed a suburban mother into a national mystery and moral symbol.
- What is There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane as graphic.
- Which films are like There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane?
- Films with a similar feel include The Central Park Five, The Thin Blue Line, and Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.
- How long is There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane?
- There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane?
- In United States, There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
