Name: The Alabama Solution
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-01-28
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Cast: Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, Kay Ivey

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Fingerprint

Puts you inside a crime.
Weighs on you.
Keeps you on edge.
Feels like real life.
Pulls you in.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 95Audiences 83GoodWatch 88
Tomatometer100%
Metascore90
Audience score92%
Letterboxd · 41 K ratings4.2/5
IMDb7.8
User score7.8
Running time
1 h 57 min
Longer than most documentaries, +21 min on the typical 96
typical 96117
Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 89 countries
+79
Released
2025
January 28, 2025
Last year
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2026
- Documentary (Feature)2026Nominated
- Documentary Feature Film2026Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesIntense
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
Andrew Jarecki Director, Writer, Producer
Charlotte Kaufman Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Writing · 1
Page Marsella Writer, Editor
Production · 3
Lisa Heller Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham Executive Producer
Sara Rodriguez Executive Producer
Camera · 1
Nick Kraus Director of Photography
Editing · 9
Zachary Stuart-Pontier Consulting Editor
Kevin Carey Additional Editor
Rob Cole Assistant Editor
Rameen Aminzadeh Additional Editor
David Abelson Additional Editor
Gabe Murray Additional Editor
Sound · 4
Mark Batson Original Music Composer
Chris Hanebutt Original Music Composer
Coll Anderson Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Odmark Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Other crew · 5
Mariska Hargitay Thanks
Peter Hermann Thanks
Rowena Arguelles Thanks
Jessica Seinfeld Thanks
C. Stephen Browder Thanks