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Into the Abyss movie reviews & Metacritic score: In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog pr..
His previous doc, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, showed him experimenting with 3D and was a pretty straight-forward effort until the epilogue, but Into the Abyss is ..
Critics Consensus: Another probing, insightful look at an interesting subject, Werner Herzog explores the American prison system with passion and not politics.
Into the Abyss, The Last Frontier, The Mission, Life in the Abyss, Contents, Dispatches. TV Web Markers: Deep Sea Machines | Living at Extremes | Meet the ..
An Irish girl visits her family back in Ireland for Christmas. The core of the film is what awaits her back in London and what she's escaping.
Into the Abyss. Werner Herzog (Actor, Director) Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD. 112 customer reviews ..
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