The Motive

2020 · 36m · TMDB 5.5/10 (19 votes)

DocumentaryCrime

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About The Motive

In Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds.

Yet questions persist.

In this docuseries, insiders come forward.

Status
Ended
TMDB rating
5.5/10 from 19 votes
Seasons
1
Episodes
4

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

Latest aired season

Season 1

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S1 E131 min

Episode 1

In 1986, police discover a grisly crime scene: a family shot in their beds at point-blank range. The mystery deepens when a sole survivor appears.

Episode 2 episode still
S1 E233 min

Episode 2

A calm, bespectacled suspect reenacts the massacre and says an odd entity made him do it. But his lawyer has a theory about a real motive.

Episode 3 episode still
S1 E337 min

Episode 3

Observed at a psychiatric hospital and composed in court, the accused remains a locked box and offers few clues. Now the therapist revisits his case.

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S1 E443 min

Episode 4

His lawyer has his own ideas while his chronicler glimpses his real feelings. Can the truth about the past — or an enigma's present — be understood?

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