O.J.: Made in America

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ezra Edelman directs. Nick Higgins behind the camera. Gary Lionelli scores. Maya Mumma cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1At 467 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
• 2Released 10 years ago.
• 3Directed by Ezra Edelman, shot by Nick Higgins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Gary Lionelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Maya Mumma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6O. J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson and Marcia Clark carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt5275892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 11 themes, including "police brutality", "american football", "biography", "los angeles, california".

The technical file

Cinematography

Nick Higgins

Original score

Gary Lionelli

Editing

Maya Mumma

Runtime

467 min · 7h 47m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

NR

IMDB

O.J.: Made in America (2016) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

100% 🍅 Fresh

IMDB rating

8.9/10 · 23,775 votes

MPAA

TV-MA

Also by

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  2011 · ★ 8.0
• 
  Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

  2010 · ★ 7.8
• 
  30 for 30

  2009 · ★ 7.5
• 
  Requiem for the Big East

  2014 · ★ 7.0

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Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

• LA

  Laylow Films

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  ESPN Films

  US

Key crew

• EditorMaya Mumma
• EditorBret Granato
• EditorBen Sozanski
• ProducerEzra Edelman
• ProducerDeirdre Fenton
• ProducerNina Krstic
• ProducerLibby Geist
• Co-ProducerKristin Lesko
• ProducerConnor Schell
• Executive ProducerJohn Dahl
• ProducerCaroline Waterlow
• Consulting EditorGeeta Gandbhir
• ProducerErin Leyden
• ProducerTamara Rosenberg
• Executive ProducerLibby Geist
• Executive ProducerConnor Schell
• Associate ProducerRyan Dilts

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• police brutality
• american football
• biography
• los angeles, california
• true crime
• racial tension
• sports documentary
• lapd
• murder trial
• criminal justice system
• race relations

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2016-01-22· Sundance Film Festival
• Premiere2016-04-23· Tribeca Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)2016-05-20NR· Cinema Village in New York City, NY / Laemmle Theatre in Santa Monica, CA

Also known as

International titles

• O.J.: 메이드 인 아메리카KR
• OJ : Made in AmericaFR
• O.J. Simpson: Made in AmericaUS
• O.J. Simpson - Eine amerikanische SagaDE