Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Witchcraft or witch hunt?

Directed by Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

Produced by Creative Thinking International Ltd.

1996150 min7.6 / 10

A deeply unsettling documentary investigation into a miscarriage of justice driven by satanic panic, examining how fear and prejudice can corrupt the pursuit of truth.

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

Questions people ask

  • Is Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

88/ 100

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity78

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Surprise96

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Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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