Badlands, Texas

2015

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  • 1

6.9| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

The small town of Terlingua, Texas is a little known oasis on the Rio Grande River where eccentric residents trade modern comforts for a unique brand of freedom. But the price of their freedom proves high when a brutal crime threatens to tear their town apart. This true-crime docu-series delves into the eccentric world of Terlingua as its citizens struggle to reconcile the killing of a dear friend and fight to hold the town together as it grapples with change.

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Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
kateward1 As previously mentioned, lots of the same stuff is repeated over and over and over again, some of the 'characters' are quite annoying and very anecdotal. The first episode is the characters droning on about how hard life is living there, who cares!!!! They chose to live there. This needs to be condensed into fewer episodes. What was also a little confusing is there's footage of the victim being interviewed along with all the other characters but it isn't made clear initially that he is the victim. On a positive note, the scenery is spectacular and the story is quite interesting.
binkstar At the show opening credits u get the phone call from cook.Now think about this why would he say he found his boss{ IN} a parking lot. Not the parking lot where i work. Now there is a possibility that flint did kick his face in but maybe and i mean maybe the caller could have run him over by accident and put the body back where the skids marks were and the winds or a broom could have easily removed the tire tracks. Now i know its a stretch but if there was a cook there and when he left he may have accidentally ran over a badly beaten man crawling back to the bar but was to messed up and when employee goes home he hits him gets scared and makes the 911 to clear himself. Now i think he's guilty because he kept changing story but is my point valid. Let me Know Sheriff. PS Flint should fry
kris-60713 I'm not sure if this was first intended to be about the few living in a "ghost town" but they were able to capture an interview with Glenn (victim) then proceeded to tell about his murder and how it affected the community. I agree that it's a slow watch; however, I enjoyed learning more about the people and their struggles, their loyalty to one another, etc. If you're looking for a strictly gory true-crime murder, this isn't the documentary for you. This is a well made insight into a tiny community of interesting people living in an area in Texas that most wouldn't want to stay there for a week. I'm glad I found this on Hulu and learned about this tragedy as well as more about our country.
maryjcabe Badlands, TX has educated me in a lot of ways. First, the story is close to a murder that happened where I live. Second, the effect on the citizens is heart breaking. I have a whole new perspective on this type of death, law enforcement's capabilities, and how people react and evolve through the changing circumstances. I love the slower pace of the narrative and the unfolding of the story. When details are critical to the story line , they need to be presented carefully and the producers have done a good job. Lastly, the characters make me want to move to Terlingua. Each person offers a unique and valuable life story and part of this story of Glenn's death.