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West of Memphis

West of Memphis

2012Movie⏱️ 2h 27mR
DocumentaryCrime
⭐ 7.8
IMDB Rating
11,457 votes

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

Director
Amy Berg
Writers
Amy Berg, Billy McMillin
Stars
Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley
Release Date
November 22, 2012
Language
English
Country
New Zealand, United States
πŸ† 1
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 34
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 27.8K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jason Baldwin
Jason Baldwin
as Self
Damien Wayne Echols
Damien Wayne Echols
as Self
Jessie Misskelley
Jessie Misskelley
as Self
Michael Baden
Michael Baden
as Self - Former New York City Chief Medical Examiner
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Holly Ballard
as Self - Friend of Jason Baldwin
πŸ‘€
Jamie Clark Ballard
as Self - Neighbor of Stevie Branch
πŸ‘€
Jennifer Bearden
as Self - Childhood Friend of Damien and Jason
πŸ‘€
Patrick Benca
as Self - Damien Echols' Attorney
πŸ‘€
Steve Braga
as Self - Damien Echols' Attorney
πŸ‘€
Karen Bruewer
as Self

πŸ’° Box Office

$318,317
Worldwide Gross
$310,154
Domestic Gross
$13,360
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
Production
Disarming Films, WingNut Films

🏷️ Keywords

west memphis threeyear 1993arkansasalford pleayear 1996

🎯 Categories

Crime DocumentaryCrimeDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

An excellent overview of a complex and troubling miscarriage of justice
by runamokprods β€’ 2012-11-24
9/10

"While the story of the West Memphis Three, their awful flawed trial and subsequent efforts to obtain freedom were well covered in the "Paradise Lost" trilogy of films, this single film overview has a lot of value. Perhaps because the case can now be looked back on in total, it feels like there is a clearer focus here than in the excellent "Paradise Lost" series. There also seems to be more of an emphasis on the emotion and humanity of all the victims – the three falsely convicted young men, but also the families that lost children. Last, the film makes some of the awful..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.