Life of Crime (documentary trilogy)

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The Life of Crime trilogy is a series of three American documentaries from director Jon Alpert titled One Year in a Life of Crime (1989), Life of Crime 2 (1998), and Life of Crime, 1984-2020 (2021). The documentaries appeared on HBO and follow the lives of four criminals in Newark, New Jersey, as they shoplift, use drugs, and navigate work, family, and the penal system over thirty-six years. The films were praised for their cinéma vérité style and intimate exploration of criminal life but were criticized for their decisions to film crimes, often with hidden cameras and without interfering, and to show graphic footage of drug use and death.

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