Joe Berlinger

Q: Has Joe Berlinger won any awards?

Yes, Joe Berlinger has received several awards, including an Emmy Award for his documentary work and various accolades for his films on wrongful convictions and crime.

Q: What was Joe Berlinger's first film?

Joe Berlinger's first film was 'Brother's Keeper' (1992), which gained critical acclaim and laid the groundwork for his career in documentary filmmaking.

Q: What is Joe Berlinger's net worth?

Joe Berlinger's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting his successful career as a filmmaker and his contributions to documentary cinema.

Q: What genre does Joe Berlinger primarily work in?

Joe Berlinger primarily works in the documentary genre, often focusing on true crime, social issues, and complex human stories.

Q: What is the significance of 'Paradise Lost' in Berlinger's career?

'Paradise Lost' was pivotal in Joe Berlinger's career as it brought widespread attention to the West Memphis Three case, highlighting issues of justice and wrongful convictions.

Q: What style is Joe Berlinger's filmmaking known for?

Joe Berlinger's filmmaking is known for its investigative style, blending journalistic rigor with emotional storytelling, which engages audiences on social issues.

Q: Has Joe Berlinger worked with any famous musicians?

Yes, Joe Berlinger has worked with famous musicians, notably directing the documentary 'Some Kind of Monster' about the band Metallica, which explored their creative process and personal struggles.

Known for

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile poster

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2019 / Biography, Crime / 110 min

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about...

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes poster

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2019 / Biography, Crime / 236 min

A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day...

Name

Joe Berlinger

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

30 October 1961, New York City, New York, USA

Spouses

Katherine Berlinger (1993–present)

Children

2 children, names not publicly disclosed

Parents

Richard Berlinger, Judith Berlinger

Estimated Net Worth

$5 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2023	Movie Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination True crime formats are a guarantor for success for TV channels, publishers and radio stations. Whether fiction or documentary, every...	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to...	Colorado Jailhouse Reporter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru Granted unprecedented access, director Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar...	Self - Documentary Director	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie Devil's Knot The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as...	Very Special Appearance	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2004	Movie Gray Matter In the spring of 2002, filmmaker Joe Berlinger traveled to Vienna to witness the burial of the preserved brains of...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As...	Burkittsville Tourist	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1996	Movie Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.	Self (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes Mixing present-day interviews with previously unheard recordings, this true-crime series examines serial killer David Berkowitz's mark on 1970s New York.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2025	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes Mixing present-day interviews with previously unheard recordings, this true-crime series examines serial killer David Berkowitz's mark on 1970s New York.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2025	TV Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders Who really laced Tylenol with cyanide? This true-crime series examines alarming theories behind the unsolved killings — and tracks down...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2024	TV Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey Police missteps and a media circus derailed the JonBenét Ramsey murder case. This definitive docuseries chronicles the decades-long quest for...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2024	TV Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey Police missteps and a media circus derailed the JonBenét Ramsey murder case. This definitive docuseries chronicles the decades-long quest for...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2024	TV Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial This gripping docuseries examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise, rule and reckoning from pre-WWII to the Holocaust to the...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2024	TV Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial This gripping docuseries examines Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' rise, rule and reckoning from pre-WWII to the Holocaust to the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2024	TV Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer In 2012, a string of grisly murders sent shock waves through the Berlin party scene. The killer remained at large...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2023	TV Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street This docuseries follows the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2023	TV Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street This docuseries follows the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2022	TV Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields An overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2022	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2022	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2022	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2022	TV Shadowland Award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger sends documentary teams across the country to uncover the real reasons Americans can’t agree on what’s...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2022	TV Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes He dined with the powerful. He preyed on the vulnerable. Beneath a smiling exterior was the horrifying darkness of a...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2022	TV Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes He dined with the powerful. He preyed on the vulnerable. Beneath a smiling exterior was the horrifying darkness of a...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2022	TV Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes He dined with the powerful. He preyed on the vulnerable. Beneath a smiling exterior was the horrifying darkness of a...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2021	TV Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	TV Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive...	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	TV Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	TV Confronting a Serial Killer The timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed New York Times best-selling author and memoirist Jillian Lauren and the...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2021	TV Confronting a Serial Killer The timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed New York Times best-selling author and memoirist Jillian Lauren and the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2021	TV Confronting a Serial Killer The timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed New York Times best-selling author and memoirist Jillian Lauren and the...	Creator Creator	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2021	TV Murder Among the Mormons High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	TV Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich Stories from survivors fuel this docuseries examining how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie The Longest Wave Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose...	Producer Production	Not rated
2019	Movie The Longest Wave Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose...	Director Directing	Not rated
2019	Movie The Longest Wave Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose...	Writer Writing	Not rated
2019	Movie The Longest Wave Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose...	Additional Camera Camera	Not rated
2019	Movie I Am Not Alone On Easter 2018, a man put on a backpack and began to walk across Armenia. His mission: to inspire a...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2019	Movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	TV Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Paris to Pittsburgh Paris to Pittsburgh brings to life the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	Movie Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders The film festival cut of mini-series Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders, a highly detailed reconstruction of the infamous Clutter...	Director Directing	Not rated
2017	Movie Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction INTENT TO DESTROY embeds with a historic feature production as a springboard to explore the violent history of the Armenian...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2017	Movie Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction INTENT TO DESTROY embeds with a historic feature production as a springboard to explore the violent history of the Armenian...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2017	Movie Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction INTENT TO DESTROY embeds with a historic feature production as a springboard to explore the violent history of the Armenian...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2016	Movie Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru Granted unprecedented access, director Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2016	Movie Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru Granted unprecedented access, director Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2016	Movie Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru Granted unprecedented access, director Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar...	Additional Camera Camera	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2016	TV Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? Each year in America, 85% of inmates seeking early release will be denied, but 15% will be released from prison...	Creator Creator	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2016	TV Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? Each year in America, 85% of inmates seeking early release will be denied, but 15% will be released from prison...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2016	TV Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? Each year in America, 85% of inmates seeking early release will be denied, but 15% will be released from prison...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2015	Movie Ubah! You may not know her name, but chances are you have seen Ubah Hassan in commercials for Macy's or Ralph...	Director Directing	Not rated
2014	Movie We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss Everyone’s talking about it, but who can explain it? Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan have partnered...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie Metallica: This Monster Lives Ten years after the release of their controversial documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	Movie Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2014	Movie Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2013	Movie Hank: 5 Years from the Brink For three weeks in September 2008, one person was charged with preventing the collapse of the global economy. No one...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2012	Movie Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2012	Movie Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2012	Movie Paul Simon: Under African Skies Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2011	Movie Captive Beauty A feature documentary about four female inmates and a surreal beauty pageant inside Medellan, Colombia's all female prison. It's an...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2009	Movie Crude The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2009	Movie Crude The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2009	Movie Crude The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2006	TV 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a ten-hour, ten-part television miniseries that aired on the History Channel from April...	Producer Production	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2006	TV 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a ten-hour, ten-part television miniseries that aired on the History Channel from April...	Director Directing	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2006	TV Infrarouge French current affair show	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2006	TV Infrarouge French current affair show	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	Movie Gray Matter In the spring of 2002, filmmaker Joe Berlinger traveled to Vienna to witness the burial of the preserved brains of...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	Movie Gray Matter In the spring of 2002, filmmaker Joe Berlinger traveled to Vienna to witness the burial of the preserved brains of...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	Movie Metallica: Some Kind of Monster After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2004	Movie Metallica: Some Kind of Monster After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2004	Movie Metallica: Some Kind of Monster After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2003	TV imagine… The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2003	Movie Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free Each year in the United States, over 200,000 prisoners face a parole board that must make the difficult judgment of...	Director Directing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2003	Movie The Virtual Corpse Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2000	Movie Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2000	Movie Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2000	Movie Paradise Lost 2: Revelations Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2000	Movie Paradise Lost 2: Revelations Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1996	Movie Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1996	Movie Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.	Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1996	Movie Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.	Editor Editing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1993	TV Homicide: Life on the Street An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.	Director Directing	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1992	Movie Brother's Keeper This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of...	Editor Editing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1992	Movie Brother's Keeper This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1992	Movie Brother's Keeper This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1989	Movie Outrageous Taxi Stories An exploration of New York's cabbie subculture.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Fail-Safe A “fail-safe” mechanical failure jams the United States military’s chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war....	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Slay the Dreamer Based on the life of Rev. James Lawson, the civil rights activist who was friend and advisor to Martin Luther...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated

Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination

2023

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019 / TMDB 7.0

Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru

2016 / TMDB 6.5

Devil's Knot

2013 / TMDB 6.2

Gray Matter

2004 / TMDB 7.0

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

2000 / TMDB 4.4

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