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True Crime Documentaries

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  • Casting JonBenet (2017)

    1. Casting JonBenet

    20171h 20mTV-1474Metascore
    6.1 (5.9K)
    In the months following the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, responses were elicited from her Colorado hometown community, creating a work of art from the collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired.
    DirectorKitty GreenStarsHannah CagwinAeona CruzLiv Bagley
  • Cropsey (2009)

    2. Cropsey

    20091h 24mNot Rated73Metascore
    6.3 (9.9K)
    Realizing that the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
    DirectorsBarbara BrancaccioJoshua ZemanStarsJoshua ZemanBarbara BrancaccioBill Ellis
  • Robert Durst in The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)

    3. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

    2015–202412 eps16TV Series
    8.6 (57K)
    Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
    StarsRobert DurstCharles BagliAndrew Jarecki
  • Cathy Cesnik in The Keepers (2017)

    4. The Keepers

    20177 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.0 (27K)
    A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.
    StarsGemma HoskinsAbbie SchaubVirginia Anzengruber
  • Steven Avery in Making a Murderer (2015)

    5. Making a Murderer

    2015–201820 eps16TV Series
    8.5 (106K)
    Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
    StarsSteven AveryDolores AveryLaura Nirider
  • Aileen Wuornos in Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)

    6. Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

    19921h 27mR
    6.9 (3.1K)
    1992, Florida, USA. Aileen Wuornos is claimed to be the world's first female serial killer.
    DirectorNick BroomfieldStarsAileen WuornosNick BroomfieldArlene Pralle
  • Aileen Wuornos in Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

    7. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

    20031h 33mR71Metascore
    7.1 (7.1K)
    Nick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.
    DirectorsNick BroomfieldJoan ChurchillStarsAileen WuornosNick BroomfieldTerry Humphreys-Slay
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003)

    8. Capturing the Friedmans

    20031h 47mNot Rated90Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
    DirectorAndrew JareckiStarsArnold FriedmanJesse FriedmanDavid Friedman
  • H.H. Holmes in H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer (2004)

    9. H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

    20041h 4mUnrated
    6.3 (2K)
    Torture chambers, acid vats, greased chutes and gassing rooms were just some of the devices of death designed by the Torture Doctor, H.H. Holmes in his castle of horrors. Follows Holmes' entire life as a criminal mastermind.
    DirectorJohn BorowskiStarsTony JayEd BertagnoliCary Callison
  • The Fear of 13 (2015)

    10. The Fear of 13

    20151h 36m
    7.6 (7.7K)
    A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.
    DirectorDavid SingtonStarsHerbert A. FuchsSammy SilverwatchNick Yarris
  • The 13th (2016)

    11. The 13th

    20161h 40m1881Metascore
    8.2 (39K)
    An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
    DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory Booker
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

    12. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

    19962h 30mNot Rated
    8.2 (19K)
    A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsTony BrooksDiana DavisTerry Wood
  • Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)

    13. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

    20002h 10mUnrated
    7.5 (10K)
    The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsDamien Wayne EcholsMelissa ByersNorris Deajon
  • Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)

    14. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

    20112h 1mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.0 (11K)
    A further followup of the case of the West Memphis Three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gained traction with new DNA evidence.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsGary GitchellTodd MooreDana Moore
  • The Confessions of Thomas Quick (2015)

    15. The Confessions of Thomas Quick

    20151h 35mNot Rated
    6.3 (537)
    This chilling film tells the gripping story of the making of a modern Swedish serial killer - taking us to the very heart of events that terrified a nation. Horrific and intriguing in equal measure, this is real Scandinavian noir, a dark tale of murder and lies. In a high-security psychiatric institute sits Thomas Quick, Sweden's most notorious serial killer. A misfit loner who openly confessed to a range of unspeakable crimes including rape, murder and cannibalisation, Quick's story has shocked and haunted the Swedish nation for over 20 years. However, new evidence including testimony from the man himself has taken this terrifying story in an even more disturbing direction. With full access to Quick and those around him, this real life thriller unravels the truth behind a self-confessed serial killer and uncovers a dark tale of murder and lies. The film examines the shocking revelations that were at the centre of this horrifying case; not only what happened but the major impact it has had on both those directly involved as well as the wider community. Looking at what would drive a man to commit such terrible crimes, the film also asks the question of how a monster such as Thomas Quick could have evolved and what contributed to his creation. Not for the faint of heart, the journey to the ultimate truth behind what happened is a tense, twisted odyssey that has forced a nation to come to terms with series of nightmarish crimes that have haunted their society for decades.
    DirectorBrian HillStarsOskar ThunbergErik LennbladLeo Sigelius
  • Josef Fritzl in Monster: The Josef Fritzl Story (2015)

    16. Monster: The Josef Fritzl Story

    201548m
    4.9 (1.8K)
    Interviews with family members, doctors and victims of 73-year-old Josef Fritzl, who held his daughter captive in a basement for 24 years and fathered seven children with her.
    DirectorDavid Notman-WattStarsDaisy BeaumontJosef FritzlElisabeth Fritzl
  • Into the Abyss (2011)

    17. Into the Abyss

    20111h 47mTous publics74Metascore
    7.3 (18K)
    Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogRichard LopezMichael Perry
  • Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

    18. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

    20081h 33mNot Rated82Metascore
    8.5 (44K)
    A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
    DirectorKurt KuenneStarsKurt KuenneAndrew BagbyDavid Bagby
  • Le dossier Adams (1988)

    19. Le dossier Adams

    19881h 41mTous publics79Metascore
    7.9 (27K)
    A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
    DirectorErrol MorrisStarsRandall AdamsDavid HarrisGus Rose
  • Brother's Keeper (1992)

    20. Brother's Keeper

    19921h 44mR93Metascore
    7.5 (4.4K)
    This compelling documentary details the strange-but-true murder trial of Delbert Ward, accused of the mercy killing of his brother in rural upstate NY. This real-life murder mystery won the Audience Award at Sundance.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsDelbert WardRoscoe WardLyman Ward
  • Burt Pugach and Linda Pugach in Crazy Love (2007)

    21. Crazy Love

    20071h 30mPG-1369Metascore
    7.0 (2.9K)
    The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.
    DirectorsDan KloresFisher StevensStarsBurt PugachLinda PugachBob Janoff
  • Amanda Knox in Amanda Knox (2016)

    22. Amanda Knox

    20161h 32mTV-MA78Metascore
    6.9 (27K)
    American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
    DirectorsRod BlackhurstBrian McGinnStarsAmanda KnoxMeredith KercherRaffaele Sollecito
  • O.J. Simpson in O.J.: Made in America (2016)

    23. O.J.: Made in America

    20167h 47mTV-MA
    8.9 (23K)
    A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
    DirectorEzra EdelmanStarsWillie BrownHarry EdwardsJohn McKay
  • Qui a peur du Slenderman? (2016)

    24. Qui a peur du Slenderman?

    20161h 54mTV-14
    6.2 (8.7K)
    Tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.
    DirectorIrene TaylorStarsMorgan GeyserAnissa WeierAngie Geyser
  • Just, Melvin: Just Evil (2000)

    25. Just, Melvin: Just Evil

    20001h 36m
    7.0 (1.9K)
    An in-depth look at the director James Ronald Whitney's family history of incest spanning at least three generations and the devastating consequences that include drug abuse and alcoholism.
    DirectorJames Ronald WhitneyStarsJames Ronald WhitneyMelvin JustDenise Benson

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