Joe Berlinger

Regisseur, Producer, Acteur, Schrijver, Redacteur

30 oktober 1961 (64 years)
Joseph "Joe" Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary film-maker who, in collaboration with Bruce Sinofsky, has created such films as Paradise Lost about the West Memphis 3, Brother's Keeper, Some Kind of Monster, and Crude.

In collaboration with journalist Greg Milner, Berlinger has also written a book called Metallica: This Monster Lives, which is about his journey from making the poorly received Blair Witch 2 to creating Some Kind of Monster with Metallica, one of the world's most famous metal bands.

Berlinger has also worked in TV series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, D.C. and FanClub.

The first movie Berlinger directed, in 1992, was the documentary My Brother's Keeper, which tells the story of Delbart Ward, an elderly man in Munnsville, New York, who was charged with second-degree murder following the death of his brother William. Chicago Tribune film critic Roger Ebert, in his review of the movie, called it "an extraordinary documentary about what happened next, as a town banded together to stop what folks saw as a miscarriage of justice."

He graduated from Colgate University in 1983. He lives with his wife and daughters in New York.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Devil's Knot
    Devil's Knot2013
  • Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders
    Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders4 episodes
  • Wrong Man
    Wrong Man2 seasons

Known For

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019
  • Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
    Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 22000
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
    Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills1996
  • Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
    Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes4 episodes
  • Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster2004
  • Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
    Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel4 seasons
  • Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
    Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich4 episodes
  • Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
    Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes3 episodes
  • Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
    Paradise Lost 2: Revelations2000
  • Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
    Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes3 episodes
  • Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
    Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street4 episodes
  • Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
    Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory2011
  • Murder Among the Mormons
    Murder Among the Mormons3 episodes
  • Brother's Keeper
    Brother's Keeper1992
  • Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
    Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer3 episodes
  • Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
    Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey 1 season
  • Tony Robbins: Ik Ben Niet Je Goeroe
    Tony Robbins: Ik Ben Niet Je Goeroe2016
  • Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
    Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial6 episodes
  • Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
    Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders3 episodes
  • Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger
    Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger2014

Cinematografie

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Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders · as Executive Producer
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Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial · as Executive Producer
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Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer · as Executive Producer
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Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street · as Executive Producer
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich · as Executive Producer
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Shadowland · as Executive Producer
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Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer · as Executive Producer
2021
Doctor's Orders · as Executive Producer
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Confronting a Serial Killer · as Executive Producer
2021
Murder Among the Mormons · as Executive Producer
2021
Truth to Power · as Executive Producer
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Crime Scene · as Executive Producer
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Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich · as Executive Producer
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I Am Not Alone · as Executive Producer
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Wrong Man Season 1 Update · as Executive Producer
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Paris to Pittsburgh · as Executive Producer
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Wrong Man · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
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Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
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Gone: The Forgotten Women Of Ohio · as Executive Producer
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From the Ashes · as Executive Producer
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Killing Richard Glossip · as Executive Producer
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Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? · as Executive Producer
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Captive Beauty · as Executive Producer
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Oprah Presents Master Class · as Executive Producer
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Gray Matter · as Executive Producer
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Hollywood High · as Executive Producer
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The Virtual Corpse · as Executive Producer
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile · as Colorado Jailhouse Reporter
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Devil's Knot · as Very Special AppearanceOp Plex
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Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 · as Burkittsville Tourist

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Gone: The Forgotten Women Of Ohio · as Self - Documentary Filmmaker
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Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru · as Self - Documentary Director
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Metallica: This Monster Lives · as Self - Co-Filmmaker Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster
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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory · as Self - Paradise Lost Filmmakers
2011
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die · as Self - 'brother's Keeper' Co-Filmmaker
2009
The Dr. Oz Show · as Self - Director, 'extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile'
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Doc Talk · as Self
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When Metallica Ruled the World · as Self - Director: Some Kind Of Monster
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Gray Matter · as Self
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Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self - Guest
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Democracy Now! · as Self
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Behind the Music · as Self
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20/20 · as Self - Documentary Filmmaker
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Good Morning America · as Self - Guest
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Today · as Self - Guest

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Crude · as Director Of Photography
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Iconoclasts · as Co-Executive Producer
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The Investigators · as Co-Executive Producer: For Court Tv