American Nightmare
American Nightmare Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
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About
"A true crime story about not being believed"
American Nightmare revisits a real kidnapping case in which a couple's account of a terrifying home invasion was dismissed by police and media as an elaborate hoax. Told through interviews with the survivors and the detectives who doubted them, the three-part documentary unfolds with the tension of a thriller, building slow-burn outrage as it reveals how badly the investigation went wrong. It's tightly paced, unsettling, and hard to stop watching once you start, less concerned with solving a mystery than with showing how easily belief itself can become a battleground for victims and institutions alike.
the infuriating true story of victims fighting to be believed by police.
you find true-crime docs about real victims' trauma difficult to sit through.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part One: The Boyfriend | 7.5 | 764 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part Two: Gone Girl | 7.6 | 727 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part Three: The Others | 7.9 | 714 | 43 min |