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The Confession Killer

2019 · 1 season

A sobering, methodical true-crime documentary that quietly exposes how a system can be fooled by a man who wants to confess.

Genres
Documentary, Crime
Overview
Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.
How it feels
Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, justice, deception, guilt
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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  • Netflix

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Created by
Robert Kenner, Taki Oldham
Starring
Bob Prince, Henry Lee Lucas
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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