TV series

American Nightmare

2019 · 1 season

Warm home movies curdle into crime-scene dread, leaving a queasy, sorrowful unease that lingers after each episode.

Overview: Our best times, our warmest memories, our worst nightmares. When real life home movies and photos meet real crime scene video and stills, murder mysteries become emotional powerhouses.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, death, grief, memory
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
death
grief
memory
violence
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
found footage
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none