An unconventional cops-and-robbers tale with a potent social message, Truman Capote's pioneering true crime novel receives its lengthiest and most thorough screen treatment in this television production from 1996, an Emmy nominee for Outstanding Miniseries. In remote Holcomb, Kansas, paroled felons Perry Smith (Eric Roberts) and Dick Hickock (Anthony Edwards) attempt to rob a prosperous farmer family, but when the expected cash isn't present, they slay Herbert Clutter (Kevin Tighe) as well as his wife and teenaged children. Sam Neill co-stars as Agent Alvin Dewey, a lawman without any suspects or leads who will utterly devote himself to solving the case. Look for Ryan Reynolds in an early role, as the boyfriend of the Clutters' daughter. (2 hrs 59 minutes/2013)