The United States of Leland (2005) on Netflix

As a detached kid spends time in juvenile hall for the unspeakable murder of a special needs kid, a writer and the people around him try to comprehend and cope with his reasoning for commiting this murder from the writings in a classroom book from his juvenile class, where he tries to let people know "the why". —gavin Johnsboybookwriterteacherauthor162 morePlot summaryPlot synopsisTaglinesCrime. Confusion. Compassion. They're all just states of mind.GenreDramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)Rated R for language and some drug contentParents guide