The Movies That Made Us

Season 3

2021 · 6 episodes · 4h 48m in all · 7.6/10

Chills, thrills and behind-the-scenes brawls: Insiders reveal the stories behind more of your favorite megahits in this funny, eye-opening docuseries.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Halloween

   12 Oct 2021 · 47 min · 7.6/10

   It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.

2. 

   2. Friday the 13th

   12 Oct 2021 · 46 min · 7.7/10

   What began as a bald rip-off made a bloody splash as a splatter classic. Now the unlikely crew spills its guts about the highs, lows and gory effects.

3. 

   3. Nightmare on Elm Street

   12 Oct 2021 · 44 min · 8.0/10

   With a studio on the line, an imaginative director in the pocket and an actorly demon in tow, this supernatural slasher hit raked in a surreal profit.

4. 

   4. Robocop

   12 Oct 2021 · 54 min · 7.4/10

   A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.

5. 

   5. Aliens

   12 Oct 2021 · 49 min · 7.4/10

   A hard-driving director, stressed crew, great expectations — and a tiny budget — made for a difficult birth in the case of this mother of all sequels.

6. 

   6. Coming to America

   12 Oct 2021 · 48 min · 7.8/10

   The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.