West of Memphis

West of Memphis examines the case of three teenagers convicted in 1994 for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, a crime that occurred the previous year. One of the accused received a death sentence, while the other two were imprisoned. Years later, new evidence and challenges to the investigation raised doubts about their guilt, and the film follows the long effort by lawyers, supporters and the men themselves to overturn the convictions.

Amy J. Berg directed and co-wrote the documentary with Billy McMillin. It is the first of Berg's directed features in the facts, followed by Every Secret Thing and It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh produced through WingNut Films alongside Berg's Disarming Films, and the credited cast of 61 includes Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. appearing as themselves, along with relatives such as Pam Hobbs.

Made in New Zealand and the United States and running 150 minutes, the film drew a strong critical response, with critics averaging 7.9/10 across 114 reviews. Audience scores are also solid, at 7.8/10 on IMDb from around 11,000 votes and 7.4/10 on TMDB from a much smaller pool of 162. The gap between the two audience figures is best explained by the difference in sample size rather than by any real disagreement about the film.