Netflix Documentary 🎥 Review: “American Murder: The Family Next Door”.

Critics (no rating) the users an 75%.

Rated: TV-MA with a 1 hr and 22 mins run time and an IMDb of 7.4/10.

In 2018, 38-year-old Shanan Watts and her two youngest daughters disappeared in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.

American Murder: The Family Next Door is an American true crime documentary film directed by Jenny Popplewell. The film tells the story of the 2018 Watts family murders, which took place in Frederick, Colorado. It uses archival footage including social media posts, law enforcement recordings, text messages and home video footage to depict the events that occurred. It was released on Netflix on September 30, 2020.

It seemed like yesterday that I remember watching this domestic murder play out on TV. It’s an incredibly heartbreaking story that will shake you to the core!! Some may want to read about it first if you may think you might get upset with the content.

Right from the get-go I was hooked. The film makers for this documentary went to great lengths to procure all the available footage, personal family videos, text messages from all parties involved, including police body cam and court footage to bring this to life and tell the story…….amazing job!

If you are a person who likes watching these kids of documentaries, you are in for a treat as to the amount of detailed information, photos and interviews presented to make this a true crime documentary film.