Natalee Holloway (film)

Natalee Holloway is a 2009 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Mikael Salomon. It premiered on the Lifetime Movie Network on April 19, 2009. The film is based on the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 and the subsequent investigation led by her mother, Beth Holloway.

The film stars Amy Gumenick as Natalee Holloway and Tracy Pollan as Beth Holloway. It depicts Natalee's senior trip to Aruba, her disappearance, and Beth's relentless search for her daughter and the truth behind the circumstances of her vanishing. The narrative largely follows Beth Holloway's perspective and her interactions with Aruban authorities and the suspects involved, most notably Joran van der Sloot.

The film generated controversy due to its fictionalized portrayal of events and the lack of definitive resolution in Natalee's disappearance. It includes speculative scenes and conclusions based on Beth Holloway's beliefs and theories about what happened to her daughter.

A sequel, Justice for Natalee Holloway, premiered on Lifetime in 2011, focusing on Beth Holloway's continued efforts to find closure and seek justice in the years following Natalee's disappearance.