A new documentary examines the queasy appeal of 'To Catch a Predator'

As the opening credits roll in the new documentary “Predators,” a young girl speaks with a much older man on the phone. In a ...

I used to see "To Catch a Predator" as entertainment, but this new documentary has completely changed that

I recently watched the documentary Predators with my Paramount+ subscription, and I’m not going to lie, it made me feel gross ...
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A New Film Changes How We Think About ‘To Catch a Predator’

Documentary filmmaker David Osit was going down an internet rabbit hole in the late 2010s when he stumbled upon a primitive, yet quickly addictive, message board. Sporting the archaic look of a Web ...
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‘I’m not interested in defending predators’: Director David Osit confronts ‘To Catch a Predator’ controversy in new doc

When NBC’s To Catch a Predator premiered in the mid-2000s, it became a cultural sensation — drawing huge audiences as host Chris Hansen confronted men accused of soliciting minors, then watched police ...
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A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

A new documentary looks at the true crime TV program "To Catch A Predator" and its copycats. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker David Osit about some of the uncomfortable questions "Predators" ...
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How Hours of Unedited ‘To Catch a Predator’ Footage Shaped ‘Predators,’ a Doc That Connects Chris Hansen to America’s True Crime Addiction

“My life may be crappy, but at least I’m not on TV.” That’s one explanation for the mass appeal of “To Catch a Predator” put forth by a subject in “Predators,” a new documentary about the mid-aughts ...