The Central Park Five

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Mark B @Markus28 Jun 15, 2026 Terrible propaganda slop. Truly offensive and inaccurate portrayal of five teens who WERE guilty and got released due to a false confession of a sole attacker. See more Bryan C @RT93737218 Jun 12, 2026 A gross and disgusting misrepresentation of the case, facts, and characters. So much so that the DA sued Netflix and won. To call this fantasy movie a "documentary" is an affront to the English language itself. Zero similarities to the historical event. See more Michael C @Michael71 Apr 26, 2021 Ken Burns has once again delivered an excellent documentary. It is very compelling from the beginning and never lets up. The fact that all five men agreed to be interviewed for the documentary helps a great deal. The viewer can certainly feel the pain of the five men who were wrongly convicted of the horrific attack on the Central Park Jogger as they tell their stories. What makes this case even more sad is that the prosecution in the case knew they did not have sufficient evidence to convict the five suspects of the crime so they decided to use brutal tactics to force confessions out of them. It is shocking beyond all belief. "The Central Park Five" also does a great job showing what is very wrong with our system of policing. It is stories like these that need to be told in order for things to change and "The Central Park Five" shows that change is desperately needed. This Peabody Award winning documentary is something that I feel everybody should see for a number of reasons. Though is has been more than three decades since this terrible crime, it is very important that it is not forgotten so the mistakes of the past will not be repeated. See more Oct 7, 2019 It was real and heart breaking to wat h. This story needs to be told and the movie captures it well! See more Jun 6, 2019 OMG!! SHOCKING!! Could not take my eyes off of it! Sad but true events!!! See more Nov 26, 2018 Stunning and shocking re how far the police will go to "solve" a high profile crime. Its very sad that the 5 had to fulfill the sentences which ranged from 6.5 - 13yrs, as the truth came out afterwards. They truly deserve a settlement from the city/police force. See more Read all reviews

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