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- StarsTom CavanaghCurrie GrahamAmy DavidsonA pair of girls seeking adventure beyond their western Washington trailer park encounter the area's most ruthless serial killer. The series is based on Sheriff David Reichert's book, "Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer".
- DirectorGary YatesStarsSara CanningJames Van Der BeekLeVar BurtonThe true and inspiring survival story of kidnapped teen, Anne Sluti, and how she manages to stay alive by manipulating her captor, engineering her own rescue and negotiating her safe release after 6 days of hell.
- DirectorGrant HarveyStarsJulie BenzBrendan PennyNatasha CalisMichelle a single mother is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to saving her only child's life while they are both wired to explode.
- DirectorRick BotaStarsDavid ArquetteGloria ReubenDaryl ShuttleworthSerial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessions signed with a happy face.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsEric McCormackSherry StringfieldEmily Alyn LindCalled "the longest running con in FBI history," Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people knew as "Clark Rockefeller" (McCormack) had brilliantly impersonated numerous people, ranging from a talk show host to a Pentagon Advisor before ultimately claiming to be an heir to the famous Rockefeller family. Confident from the success of his prior scams, Clark quickly became well known and highly respected among Boston's elite and used his purported high society status to charm his way into the life of Sandra Boss (Stringfield), a millionaire with a Harvard MBA and a partner at the prestigious management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company. Following a whirlwind courtship, the two married and had a daughter, Reigh (Emily Alyn Lind, Eastwick) before their rocky 12-year union ended in divorce, leading Clark to abduct his beloved daughter after losing custody to Sandra. With the help of FBI agent Megan Norton (Taylor), Sandra's search for her daughter exposed Clark's lifelong con game for the world to see and ultimately raised questions about the real man and the deception he is capable of.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsRob LoweKaley CuocoCatherine DentFollowing the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife, a man is accused of the murder of his third.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsRob LoweElizabeth MitchellOscar NuñezFlorida District Attorney prosecutes Casey Anthony in an murder trial that shocked and enraged the American public.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsTracy PollanGrant ShowCatherine DentAn 18 year old girl, Natalee Holloway, goes on a senior class trip to Aruba, only to mysteriously disappear after meeting a man at bar.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsTracy PollanStephen AmellScott CohenThis follow-up to the original movie "Natalee Holloway" closes in on the ongoing mystery of what exactly happened to the Alabama teenager who mysteriously disappeared during her senior class trip to Aruba.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsMercedes RuehlJD PardoLupe OntiverosThe true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002.
- DirectorRalph HemeckerStarsAnne HecheEric RobertsKathleen YorkA forty-something ex-policeman named Joe initiates an online relationship with twenty-something Tonya Sullivan. Conflicts arise after Tonya flies to Atlantic City to seduce Joe, and she reveals to him that she is married.
- DirectorChristopher LeitchStarsKelly McGillisDavid LipperFrancis X. McCarthyTrue story of a charming, popular American who managed to kill his mother and 3 wives before anyone even suspected him.
- DirectorJerry CiccorittiStarsPoppy MontgomeryDavid SutcliffePeter OuterbridgeWhen multi-millionaire Ted Ammon is found bludgeoned to death at his East Hampton estate, suspicion falls on his estranged wife, Generosa Rand, and her lover, Danny Pelosi.
- DirectorGabriel RangeStarsTony GoldwynMolly ParkerJoey KingThe true story of a Fundamentalist Mormon leader who spent more than a year on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted List" for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages involving underage girls.
- DirectorEd BianchiStarsJohn StamosRobin TunneyAnson MountDrama based on a true story. Rich, high-flying brothers Robert and Andrew Kissel seemingly have everything: beautiful wives who love them, great jobs and huge houses. But beneath the surface lie resentments and secrets that will eventually be their horrible undoing.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsHolly Marie CombsDavid LipperCassidy RaeDiane and David love each other, but when they go to separate army academies, David has an affair. Diane snaps and ultimately something very sinister happens that the couple get involved in.
- DirectorJason LapeyreStarsVanessa MaranoMax Lloyd-JonesCharlie CarverA sex scandal that shook Massachusetts prep school, Milton Academy in 2004-05 school year.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsJudy DavisJonathan JacksonChelcie RossBased on the true story of mother/son tag-team Sante Kimes and her offspring, Kenny, who crisscrossed the country and committed a string of crimes, among them robbery, fraud, arson, slavery, and murders that shocked the world.
- DirectorNick WillingStarsJennifer FinniganKirstie AlleyArjun GuptaThe shocking international criminal enterprise of infant trafficking is exposed.
- DirectorChristopher ZallaStarsRob LowePaz VegaCandice BergenFollowing the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
- DirectorAlex KalymniosStarsTaryn ManningRaymond CruzKatie SarifeA single mother, who becomes the first victim of kidnapper Ariel Castro, finds herself trapped in his home for 11 years, where she eventually becomes a friend and sister to two other women who are taken captive by Castro.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsJamie-Lynn SiglerSaul RubinekEmmanuelle VaugierThe story of Heidi Fleiss, known as "The Hollywood Madam", who was the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles doctor and eventually became a prostitute for a well-known Los Angeles madam. She took over her boss' operation and soon was raking in $300,000 a month by hiring only the most beautiful and highest-class hookers and catering to wealthy Hollywood types, European and American corporate executives and Arab sheiks. Her operation was broken up by Los Angeles police in 1993, and she eventually went to prison for income-tax evasion.
- DirectorMark TonderaiStarsDrea de MatteoJodi Lyn O'KeefeMena SuvariRevolves around a criminal prosecutor who penned the law on stalking in California and is based on the true story of a hot-head cop and polished district attorney who team to bring a stalker obsessed with her former lover to justice.
- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsAnne HecheJames TupperJodelle FerlandA video of an assault on a teenager surfaces on the Internet.
- DirectorGary HarveyStarsTaraji P. HensonTerry O'QuinnDavid Haydn-JonesSchoolteacher Tiffany Rubin (Taraji P. Henson) flies to South Korea to reunite with her 7-year-old son, who was kidnapped by his biological father.
- DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsAunjanue Ellis-TaylorKeke PalmerSherri ShepherdA baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsJenna DewanAshley BensonAimée Spring FortierThe new cheerleading coach at a high school is asked to resign by administrators after she tries to rein in five cheerleaders engaging in scandalous behaviour.
- DirectorNick CopusStarsA.J. CookJennifer MorrisonPatricia RichardsonWhen her wild younger sister Ashley, who suffers from bipolar disorder and drug addiction, goes missing, Libba Phillips pours all her time and energy into finding Ashley and bringing her home. As the years go by, Libba refuses to give up hope, and, at the expense of her marriage and career, Libba finds her calling in life: creating a much-needed resource center for other families whose missing loved ones have fallen through the cracks.
- DirectorBradley WalshStarsTess AtkinsTom CavanaghBoris KodjoeAfter the shocking murder of her mother, a girl helps a police detective by searching her home for clues that they hope will lead to the perpetrator.
- StarsCharles BrennanLeslie DurginBob GrantDocumentary examining the role of the US media turning news stories into 'commercial products' to be sensationalized and sold to the public.
- DirectorNorma BaileyStarsMary-Margaret HumesJennifer FinniganMarnette PattersonA teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.
- DirectorAnne WheelerStarsNicholas LeaReece DinsdaleLochlyn MunroThis gripping, true-life drama tells the story of the bungled and obstructed manhunt for Canada's most notorious serial killer.
- DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsAmy SmartMark HumphreyAislyn WatsonA journalist must make a decision to flee with her two children from her abusive ex-husband or kill him before he kills her.
- DirectorCarl BessaiStarsMegan ParkBrant DaughertyMorgan Taylor CampbellPolice investigate the fanatical leader of a religious cult. Daniel is obsessed with end times prophesy.
- DirectorMichael FeiferStarsEmmanuelle VaugierTyler AllenTichina ArnoldAmanda and John adopt a gorgeous baby girl from Europe. After years of angst and disappointment, they finally adopt the baby they had dreamed about. But something is not quite right and after a short time they uncover shocking, scary and possibly life threatening secrets about how the baby actually came to them.
- DirectorStanley M. BrooksStarsDreama WalkerMichael O'NeillErnie HudsonJournalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.
- DirectorJohn StricklandStarsJennifer MorrisonGrégori DerangèreKevin McNallyA fictionalized account of the events leading up to the tragic car accident that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her companion Dodi Fayed and their chauffeur in a Paris tunnel.
- DirectorBobby RothStarsJason GedrickMarla SokoloffLisa EdelsteinAndrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsJanel MoloneyTerry KinneyNathan AndersonAmber Frey thought she met the man of her dream, Scott Peterson, on a blind date. After fully trusting him with her heart, secrets are revealed that scott's Pregnant wife is missing and he may be involved. Scared, concerned, and with the help of police, Amber becomes the voice for Laci Peterson as she becomes a prime witness in the prosecution.
- DirectorJohn MurlowskiStarsChristina CoxPaula TrickeyTina IvlevA woman spends five years trying to get her brainwashed daughter back from a cult.
- DirectorLeon IchasoStarsBarbara HersheyRachael Leigh CookVincent IrizarryA woman takes an innocent vacation in Ecuador but ends up being wrongly imprisoned for drug trafficking.
- DirectorMark JeanStarsMoira KellyAmanda TappingKacey RohlUnable to get over the abduction of her daughter, a mother is convinced she has finally found her, but is she simply a mother obsessed?
- DirectorSeth JarrettStarsKatrina BowdenOlivia CrocicchiaMadeline MillarA friendship between two young mothers results in murder when one develops an attraction to the other's boyfriend.
- DirectorPeter SullivanStarsJessica AmleeScott PattersonBrian McNamaraFollows the abduction of 16 year old girl in California in 2013.
- DirectorLee FriedlanderStarsSpencer LockeRyan McPartlinPerrey ReevesFriends start a babysitting business to save up for college, but when the babysitting money just isn't cutting it, they start a prostitution business as well.
- DirectorNadia TassStarsBilly MillerAmber ClaytonGary SweetA man is accused of drowning his wife during their scuba diving trip at Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
- DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsKelli WilliamsAmy MadiganSusan HoganThe "true story" of John Smith and his disappearing wives, and how the perseverance of the daughter and sister of his second wife Fran finally brought the story together and broke at least a part of the case.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsAlia ShawkatIlleana DouglasEric SchweigNative American teenager Brandi Blackbear (Alia Shawkat) is accused of putting a hex on a teacher and is subsequently suspended after the teacher supposedly becomes ill at Union School, Oklahoma. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Blackbear family files a lawsuit against the school to help clear Brandi of witchcraft accusations perpetrated by an overly zealous, religious community.
- DirectorDavid AttwoodStarsDiane KeatonLynda BoydMichael SeaterBased on a true story. Patsy McCartle is a widow with two sons trying to gather all the money she has to pay for her car, bills, and her son's medication, all of which she can barely afford. Patsy then turns to dealing drugs and becomes addicted to crystal meth. Her only way of recovery rests in the hands of her children.