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1. Shadow of Truth (2016– )
TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary, Crime
A four part documentary mini-series that examines the mysterious murder case of Tair Rada, an Israeli high-school girl who was found brutally murdered in her school's toilets during an ordinary day.
Stars: Shila Inbar, Ilana Rada, Rubi Hammerschlag, Elkana Leist
Votes: 1,573
2. The Devil Next Door (2019)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
Stars: Yoram Sheftel, Eli Gabay, Michael Shaked, Eli Rosenbaum
Votes: 15,060
3. The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park (2019)
TV-14 | 216 min | Documentary, Crime
A definitive look at the notorious 1986 murder of Jennifer Levin in Central Park, featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival material.
Stars: Mike Sheehan, Linda Fairstein, Magee Hickey, Rosanna Scotto
Votes: 768
4. The Keepers (II) (2017)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
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.
Stars: Gemma Hoskins, Abbie Schaub, Virginia Anzengruber, Jean Hargadon Wehner
Votes: 25,012
5. Monster: The Josef Fritzl Story (2015)
48 min | Documentary, Crime
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.
Director: David Notman-Watt | Stars: Daisy Beaumont, Josef Fritzl, Elisabeth Fritzl, Rosemarie Fritzl
Votes: 1,830
6. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? (2019)
TV-MA | 186 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
The documentary examines and chronicles the years following the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips and the subsequent trial of Clarkson University soccer coach Oral "Nick" Hillary.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Oral Hillary, Brian Phillips, Tyler Rodrigues
Votes: 2,917
7. The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell (2019)
240 min | Documentary, Crime
Susan Powell was just 28 years old when she vanished from her suburban home in West Valley City, Utah in 2009.
Stars: Stephanie Bauer, Josh Skurnik, Chuck Cox, Kirsi Hellewell
Votes: 891
8. The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann takes a detailed look at the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished from the seaside resort of Praia de Luz in Portugal, while on holiday with her family.
Stars: Anthony Summers, Maria João Vaz, Gonçalo Amaral, Robbyn Swan
Votes: 11,651
9. The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins (2019 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Crime
Nearly thirty years ago, 15-year-old African American twins, Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook, vanished off the street. Their case gained little media attention and many question whether it was properly investigated.
Director: James Buddy Day | Stars: Laura Coates, Ricky Green, Brooke Hargrove, Dannette Millbrook
Votes: 98
10. No One Saw a Thing (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 258 min | Documentary, Crime
Examines an unsolved and mysterious death in Skidmore, Missouri, 1981, after a resident is shot dead vigilante style in front of almost 60 townspeople, who deny having seen anything.
Stars: Steve Booher, Britt Small, Kirby Goslee, Leona Hayes
Votes: 785
11. Murder in the Bayou (2019)
TV-MA | 272 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
This five-part docu-series investigates the unsolved murders of eight women in and around Jennings, Louisiana.
Stars: Scott Lewis, Ramby Cormier, Frankie Richard, Teresa Gary
Votes: 1,228
12. Behind Closed Doors (III) (2019)
Documentary, Crime
In 2008, 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar, and her family's servant, Hemraj Banjade, were found dead in their home in Noida, India. More than a decade later, the case remains unsolved.
Director: P.A. Carter
Votes: 57
13. The College Admissions Scandal (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Drama
Two wealthy mothers--sought-after interior designer Caroline and Bethany, owner of a successful financial-services firm--share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
Director: Adam Salky | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Mia Kirshner, Robert Moloney, Catherine Lough Haggquist
Votes: 564
14. The Seven Five (2014)
R | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn.
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Mike Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chickie
Votes: 6,270 | Gross: $0.01M
15. Amanda Knox (2016)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
American exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
Directors: Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn | Stars: Amanda Knox, Meredith Kercher, Raffaele Sollecito, Giuliano Mignini
Votes: 26,113
16. Killing for Love (2016)
Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime
The gruesome murders of Nancy and Derek Haysom in 1985 were an international media sensation. The Haysoms were wealthy, respected members of Virginia society, and the murder conviction of ... See full summary »
Directors: Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger | Stars: Imogen Poots, Daniel Brühl, Jens Söring, Chuck Reid
Votes: 1,698
17. Dream/Killer (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2005, 20-year-old Ryan Ferguson was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, causing his father, Bill, to embark on a 10-year campaign to prove Ryan's innocence.
Director: Andrew Jenks | Stars: Kevin Crane, Chuck Erickson, Bill Ferguson, Leslie Ferguson
Votes: 2,167
18. I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter (2019)
TV-MA | 72 min | Documentary, Crime
Teen Michelle Carter's actions shocked a nation - but what really happened behind closed doors? This HBO special showcases the prosecution's point of view and alternately the defense's. Which side do you fall on?
Stars: Jesse Barron, Emily Bazelon, Sam Boardman, Peter Breggin
Votes: 7,848
19. Out of Thin Air (2017)
85 min | Documentary, Crime
Iceland, 1976. Six suspects confess to two violent crimes. This is the strangest criminal investigation you've never heard of.
Director: Dylan Howitt | Stars: Erla Bolladóttir, Sævar Ciesiekski, Tryggvi Leifsson, Albert Skaftason
Votes: 2,507
20. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
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.
Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Arnold Friedman, Jesse Friedman, David Friedman, Elaine Friedman
Votes: 27,073 | Gross: $3.12M
21. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Andrew Jarecki, Robert Durst, J. Patrick Burns, Gary Napoli
Votes: 51,266
22. The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park (2019)
TV-14 | 216 min | Documentary, Crime
A definitive look at the notorious 1986 murder of Jennifer Levin in Central Park, featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival material.
Stars: Mike Sheehan, Linda Fairstein, Magee Hickey, Rosanna Scotto
Votes: 768
23. Inside the Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming (2020– )
118 min | Documentary, Crime
A mystery disappearance. A suspected secret guarded for 16 years. A murder trial in search of answers.
Stars: Ian Duguid, Avril Jones, Iain McSporran, Edward Cairney
Votes: 149
24. Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (2020)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime, Sport
A three-part documentary series examining what led to the murderous fall and shocking death of former NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez.
Stars: Kevin Armstrong, Dan Wetzel, Stephen Ziogas, Patrick Haggan
Votes: 18,946
25. Love Fraud (2020)
TV-MA | 201 min | Documentary, Crime
This four-part docu-series follows the search of Richard Scott Smith, who used the internet and his dubious charms to prey upon women looking for love. The story unravels in real time as Smith's victims band together to seek sweet revenge.
Stars: Carla Campbell, Steven Williams, Jason Herrell
Votes: 1,116
26. Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery (2017 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary
When 23-year-old mother of four Stacy Peterson vanishes, suspicion lands on her police officer husband Drew. Investigators soon discover that he's no stranger to tragedy; years earlier his previous wife died under mysterious circumstances.
Stars: Beth Karas, Blake Rice Kirkland, Jeff Klinger, Randall Moser
Votes: 73
27. Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery (2018)
42 min | Crime
A silver screen icon vanishes in open water on a cold November day in 1981. What happened to Natalie Wood on the fateful day she disappears from the yacht she's staying on off Catalina ... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Congdon, Mark Ebner, Beth Karas, Matt Morrow
Votes: 170
28. Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery (2018)
126 min | Documentary, Crime
This three part special explores the story of Gregg Smart, whose wife Pamela Smart plotted his murder at the hands of four teenage boys in 1990.
Stars: Paul Maggiotto, Diane Dimond, Dan Pelletier, Cecelia Pierce
Votes: 244
29. Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers (2018– )
Documentary, Crime
Documents the murder of Jessica Chambers, talks to friends and family of both Jessica and Quentin Tellis (man accused of killing her) discusses the evidence there is (or isn't) and has parts of the court trial(s) that have taken place
Stars: Beth Karas, Katie J.M. Baker, Therese Apel
Votes: 427
30. Serial Killer: Devil Unchained (2019)
120 min | Crime
Investigative journalist Maria Awes gets a call from serial killer Todd Kohlhepp, who claims that he has murdered more victims. She teams up with former FBI profiler John Douglas and ... See full summary »
Stars: John Douglas, Eric Pierson, Jess Tomasko, Casey Radmann
Votes: 148
31. Murder Hotel (2005 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing... See full summary »
Director: David Monaghan | Stars: James Garrett, Joe Kozenczak, David Canter, Brian Williams
Votes: 138
32. Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley (2019– )
44 min | Documentary
In Martha Moxley's Greenwich, Connecticut neighborhood, they called the night before Halloween Mischief Night. It would be that night in 1975 that 15-year-old Martha Moxley would take her ... See full summary »
Stars: Laura Coates, Meme Fort, Masefield Starkweather, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Votes: 94
33. The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers (2018)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Series examining the disappearance of Crystal Rogers from her small Kentucky town and the mysterious death of her father a year later. As investigators look closer, other unsolved cases emerge.
Star: Judy McKee
Votes: 408
34. Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil" pulls back the curtain on the now imprisoned religious prophet to an estimated 15,000 followers of the FLDS Church who, before going to jail for two felony ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Watkiss, Warren Jeffs, Rachel Jeffs Blackmore, Flora Jessop
Votes: 143
35. Gone: The Forgotten Women of Ohio (2017)
TV-14 | Documentary
A gripping eight-part documentary series follows Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Joe Berlinger, as he investigates a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances in the small rust-belt town of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Stars: Joe Berlinger, Angela Clemente, Steve Bongardt, George W. Lavender Jr.
Votes: 286
36. The Killing Season (2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
The Killing Season is an immersive series that follows documentarians Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they investigate one of the most bizarre unsolved serial killer cases of our time.
Stars: Joshua Zeman, Rachel Mills, Peter Brendt, Thomas Hargrove
Votes: 1,564
37. Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
TV-14 | Documentary
The 1959 slaying of the Clutter family in Kansas serves as the catalyst for Truman Capote's groundbreaking work "In Cold Blood," a pioneering true crime book that explores the chilling crime and its aftermath.
Stars: Beth Tedrow, Larry Welch, Kevin Bascue, Gwyneth Frack
Votes: 478
38. The Eleven (2017)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime
Possible serial killer Edward Harold Bell is due to be released from parole in the fall of 2017. He was only convicted of one murder from 1978. Private investigators are investigating his ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael W. Bunch, Sonya Van Sickle, Geena Alexandra, Kristina McCormick
Votes: 402
39. The Pharmacist (2020)
TV-MA | 54 min | Documentary, Crime
Dan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist in Louisiana, makes effort to identify his son's killer, which leads to his gathering of evidence against a prolific "pill mill" doctor in New Orleans.
Stars: Dan Schneider, Annie Schneider, Jack Stephens, M.
Votes: 8,664
40. The Confession Killer (2019)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, Crime
Henry Lee Lucas was known as America's most prolific serial killer, admitting to hundreds of murders, but, as DNA results contradict his confessions, will they expose the biggest criminal justice hoax in U.S. history?
Stars: Bob Prince, Nan Cuba, Hugh Aynesworth, Phil Ryan
Votes: 10,290
41. The Cult of the Family (2019)
59 min | Documentary
About the Melbourne-based cult The Family, which was led by the charming and dangerous Anne Hamilton-Byrne: a yoga teacher who claimed to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. Instead of serving ... See full summary »
Stars: Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Lex de Man, Bill Hamilton-Byrne, Ben Shenton
Votes: 372
42. The Cult That Stole Children: Inside the Family (V) (2016)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary
An incendiary, heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia's most notorious cults, and the scars its survivors still bear today.
Director: Rosie Jones | Stars: Sung Yun Cho, Lex de Man, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Anne Hamilton-Byrne
Votes: 366
43. Prophet's Prey (2015)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin
Votes: 1,981 | Gross: $0.01M
44. Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo (2019– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Docuseries based on the life of televangelist Tony Alamo.
Stars: Amanda Knox, Lara Fox, Roger Hervas, Amanda Dill
Votes: 250
45. Children of God (1994 TV Movie)
63 min | Documentary
A family describes their time within a religious cult, one that perpetuated pedophilia, sexual abuse, and prostitution.
Director: John Smithson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Sylvia Padilla, Debbie Padilla, Miriam Padilla
Votes: 656
46. Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018)
168 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Docuseries looking back on the Jonestown Massacre on the 40th anniversary.
Stars: Vernon Gosney, Leslie Wagner-Wilson, Tim Carter, Jim Jones Jr.
Votes: 1,588
47. Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks (2017)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Crime
"Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks" offers a fresh look at the infamous serial killer's life through the eyes of the woman who became his closest confidant. With new interviews from ... See full summary »
Stars: Lionel Dahmer, Nancy Glass, Shari Dahmer, Pamela Bass
Votes: 586
48. Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop (2015)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, Crime
A probing look into the potential future of "thought policing" through the headline-making case of the NYPD "Cannibal Cop," who was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women.
Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Gary Allen, Violet Blue, James A. Cohen, Joseph DeMarco
Votes: 1,830
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