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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100We Got This CoveredDarren RueckerWe Got This CoveredDarren RueckerFor sheer craftsmanship and watchability alone, Amanda Knox is a must-see offering on Netflix; for its exposure of the workings of justice systems and media culture, it’s an essential piece of work worth sharing and discussing.
- 80The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s a carefully balanced and frightening film with Knox a terrifyingly unknowable character at the grisly centre.
- 80Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterThe documentary is very good at raising reasonable doubts, planting seeds of confusion and demanding a more sensible examination of the facts.
- Though the movie offers no new bombshells the filmmakers have nonetheless wrought a spare and unflinching feature that offers a fresh perspective on Knox without descending into the sensationalism that attended original coverage of the trial.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanA gripping and incisive documentary.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWithout doubt this strong documentary sheds a powerful light on this particular case while emphasizing the ultimate unknowability of absolute truth.
- 75TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleAmanda Knox delivers its own justice by covering all the complexities of its ever-fascinating true crime tale.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAmanda Knox makes for succinct, involving viewing — a true-crime doc that acknowledges the lingering debates over its subject's guilt while prompting one to ask: Why did anyone ever believe this outrageous stuff in the first place, much less cling to it for years?
- 60CineVueMatthew AndersonCineVueMatthew AndersonSticking to documentary form for the most part with key talking heads, a barrage of headlines and ample news broadcasts, the co-directors are not afraid to shock with gruesome crime scene footage.
- 58IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandAs a 92-minute commercial for a deeper look at the case, Amanda Knox is unquestionably intriguing; as a standalone offering, it makes one hell of an airtight case for something bigger and better.