Citizen Sleuth

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Citizen Sleuth

2025

1h 22m

Documentary

Crime

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A true crime podcaster from Appalachia blurs the line between fact and entertainment as she investigates a mysterious local death.

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

04/01/2023

Riveting and unnerving as it is uncompromising, Citizen Sleuth is a must-see for true crime fans.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

03/17/2023

One of the best dissections of our current obsession with true crime that I’ve ever seen.

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Katherine Mcnevins

Austin Chronicle

03/14/2023

This thought-provoking documentary is essential viewing for any amateur detective who's wondered if they might be the Nancy Drew to get to the bottom of a case, or any true crime junkie who consumes material related to these important stories.

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Glenn Dunks

reDocumented

Mar 15

...Or how about the end credits that feature an audio collage of happily welcoming podcast introductions that quite bluntly lays out how real human deaths have been commodified to sell subscriptions and tote bags.

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Shikhar Verma

High on Films

Nov 14

3.5/5

"Citizen Slueth" [is] a layered, and dare I say, a wildly entertaining interrogation into the moral grey area between fact and fiction in true crime subculture.

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

03/19/2023

navigates some murky waters... a compelling watch.

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Becky O.

@beckyjane Nov 28

I was excited to see it, but I could barely stay awake as I kept waiting for something exciting to happen. Sorry, I wasted my money on it.

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John N

@RT34760519 Nov 18

I watched it because of the reviews on here. I could barely stay awake through the whole movie.

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Chris Kasick

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Emily Nestor

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Dexter Braff

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Kevin Flanigan

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Kimberley Hassett

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Tyler Davidson

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Synopsis

A true crime podcaster from Appalachia blurs the line between fact and entertainment as she investigates a mysterious local death.

Director: Chris Kasick
Producer: Tyler Davidson, Chris Kasick, Fabiola Washburn, Drew Sykes, Jared Washburn
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Low Spark Films, Chris Kasick Company
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 14, 2025
Runtime: 1h 22m

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