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The Matthew Shepard Story
5.6 / 10• 2002• 1h 32m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.
Cast & Crew
Stockard Channing
Judy Shepard
Lead
Shane Meier
Matthew Shepard
Wendy Crewson
Sarah
KT
Kristen Thomson
Romaine Patterson
JZ
Joseph Ziegler
Cal
Yani Gellman
Pablo
Sam Waterston
Dennis Shepard
Drew Nelson
Lance
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roger Spottiswoode's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Matthew Shepard Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
