Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart is a 2014 English-language Documentary film directed by Jeremiah Zagar and produced by Lori Cheatle and Gabriel Sedgwick under the banner of Hard Working Movies in collaboration with Passion Pictures. A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. From gavel to gavel, a nation tuned in, and reality TV was born. Pulsating with sex, drugs, betrayal, and murder, the trial inspired 20 years of television shows, books, plays, and movies, including To Die For, starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant. Written by Sundance Film Festival. Captivated: the trials of pamela smart stars Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Helen Hunt, Matt Dillon, Pamela Smart, Stanley M. Brooks and Linda Wojas. The music was composed by Zo Keating. Cinematography was done by Naiti G mez and editing by Keiko Deguchi. The motion picture has a running time of 102 minutes. It was released on 15th August 2014. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by HBO.