What is it? Not the dire Rowan Atkinson sitcom, but a groundbreaking film by the godfather of documentaries Errol Morris (‘The Fog of War’). This film actually saved a man’s life. Morris set out to investigate the facts behind drifter Randall Adams’s 1977 conviction for murder, arguing that the Texas police department that arrested him were corrupt. The film’s success forced an appeal, and in the process changed the face of documentary cinema.
Watch it because Every wrongful-conviction doc, including ‘Making a Murderer’, owes its DNA to Morris’s film. It’s also incredibly gripping, even when you know the outcome.
Chomped through all ten hours of compelling-like-crack Netflix series ‘Making a Murderer’? Hungry for more nail-biting docs and (possibly-)wrongful-imprisonment stories? Look no further – from a documentary that saved a death row inmate’s life to the best loved prison drama of all time, here are ten movies and TV shows to keep you going until the inevitable second series.