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The 3 reasons people love The Central Park Five

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  1. You want the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts.

  2. You want to see how police, press and public rushed to judgment.

  3. You want the five men to tell it in their own words.

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  • Bus 1742002

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.

  • O.J.: Made in America2016

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want to understand a trial through the city around it.

  • The Perfect Neighbor2025

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts
    • you want to see how police, press and public rushed to judgment

    Good for you if you want a story told almost only through real police footage.

  • Making a Murderer2015

    • you want to see how police, press and public rushed to judgment

    Good for you if you like seeing how a county police force and a court work up close.

  • The Seven Five2015

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want the real story behind a police scandal.

  • Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story2022

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts
    • you want to see how police, press and public rushed to judgment

    Good for you if you want to understand a real case that shook Britain.

  • Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer2003

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts
    • the five men to tell it in their own words

    Good for you if you want a real person behind the headlines.

  • The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson2017

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want to know who Marsha P. Johnson was beyond the Stonewall legend.

  • The Confession Killer2019

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want to understand how one man's confessions misled the police.

  • Waco: American Apocalypse2023

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want to understand what really happened at Waco.

  • Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes2019

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts

    Good for you if you want to hear a real case from the recordings themselves.

  • Athlete A2020

    • the Central Park case told carefully, with the facts
    • you want to see how police, press and public rushed to judgment

    Good for you if you want to hear the gymnasts tell their story in their own words.

  • The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness2021

    • the five men to tell it in their own words

    Good for you if you like a portrait of a man consumed by his own investigation.

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