The Menendez Brothers
An interview-driven true-crime documentary reexamines the Menendez brothers’ notorious parricide case through testimony, trauma, and competing accounts of justice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- serious
- disturbing
- compassionate
- true crime viewing
- documentary night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Erik and Lyle Menendez, journalists, and legal figures provide interview testimony about the murders and trials.
The brothers offer their side of the killings while other participants and observers contextualize the prosecution and public debate.
The Menendez case captivated America and is reconsidered through the perspectives of journalists and trial participants.
The documentary’s fresh account of the case centers on the brothers’ claims about events preceding their parents’ deaths.
Films like The Menendez Brothers, and why
The Staircase
true crime documentary examining a notorious murder case through interviews and competing perspectives
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
crime documentary revisiting a sensational family murder and the surrounding legal controversy
Making a Murderer
interview-driven documentary exploring a high-profile criminal case and its disputed narratives
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Hartmann
- Release Date
- 2024-10-07
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (182)
Cast
- Erik Menendez
- Lyle Menendez
- Robert Rand
- Shelley Ross
- Pamela Bozanich
- Alan Abrahamson
- Joan Vandermolen
- Betty Oldfield
- William Vicary
- Ann Burgess
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 The Menendez Brothers about?
- An interview-driven true-crime documentary reexamines the Menendez brothers’ notorious parricide case through testimony, trauma, and competing accounts of justice.
- What is The Menendez Brothers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Menendez Brothers as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Menendez Brothers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Menendez Brothers as graphic.
- Which films are like The Menendez Brothers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Staircase, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, and Making a Murderer.
- How long is The Menendez Brothers?
- The Menendez Brothers runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Menendez Brothers?
- In United States, The Menendez Brothers streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
