The Alabama Solution

Name: The Alabama Solution
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-01-28
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, Kay Ivey

2025·Movie·R·117 min·★ 6.8(61)

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“The truth from the inside out.”

Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.

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About The Alabama Solution

The Alabama Solution is a 2025 English-language documentary film directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman. The cast is led by Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, Kay Ivey. It has a runtime of 1h 57m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max.

The Alabama Solution was produced by HBO Documentary Films and Hit the Ground Running Films and made in United States of America. It was released on January 28, 2025, and carries a R certification.

Director: Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman
Writers: Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, Page Marsella
Release date: January 28, 2025
OTT release: October 10, 2025
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: HBO Documentary Films, Hit the Ground Running Films

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The Alabama Solution cast & crew

The Alabama Solution was directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman and written by Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, and Page Marsella.

The cast features Robert Earl Council as Self, Melvin Ray as Self, and Kay Ivey as Self (archive footage).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mark Batson, cinematography is by Charlotte Kaufman, and it was produced by Andrew Jarecki and Nancy Abraham.

Is The Alabama Solution worth watching?

The Alabama Solution holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 61 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.

At 1h 57m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, The Alabama Solution is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Alabama Solution

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It first became available to stream digitally on October 10, 2025.

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