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1. Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, Music
Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand.
Stars: Ye, Naeem Ghefari, Kid Cudi, Justin Bieber
Votes: 11,091
2. Making a Murderer (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
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.
Stars: Steven Avery, Dolores Avery, Laura Nirider, Allan Avery
Votes: 102,858
3. Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (2023)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime
It follows the rise and fall of the American financier and ponzi schemer: Madoff.
Stars: Joseph Scotto, Alex Olson, Melony Feliciano, Alex Hammerli
Votes: 7,290
4. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Follows famous skater Tony Hawk's personal life, career and relationship with skateboarding, including never-before-seen footage and unprecedented access to Hawk, along with interviews with figures from the skateboarding world.
Director: Sam Jones | Stars: Stacy Peralta, Tony Hawk, Rob Roy Fitzgerald, Riley Hawk
Votes: 4,687
5. How to with John Wilson (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, Comedy
An anxious New Yorker attempts to give everyday advice while dealing with his own personal issues.
Stars: John Wilson, Kyle MacLachlan, Niko Nelson, Justin A. Martell
Votes: 13,306
6. Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist (2018)
TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Crime
The extraordinary story of the "pizza bomber heist" and the FBI's investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.
Stars: Trey Borzillieri, Jerry Clark, Jason Wick, Lamont King
Votes: 31,018
7. Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)
TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, History
When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.
Stars: John Leonard, Todd Hoffman, Michael Patti, Jeff Mordos
Votes: 12,348
8. Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime
Shocking tragedies shatter a tight-knit South Carolina community and expose the horrifying secrets of its most powerful family.
Stars: Morgan Doughty, Anthony Cook, Valerie Bauerlein, Miley Altman
Votes: 10,787
9. Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (2021)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the series "How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)."
Directors: Eva Müller, Michael Schmitt | Star: Maximilian Schmidt
Votes: 5,879
10. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Crime
This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. Was she really the reckless drunk, or the perfect suburban mother?
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Jesse Temple, Brad Katinas, Diane Schuler, Jay Schuler
Votes: 6,404
11. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby
Votes: 40,719 | Gross: $0.02M
12. Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary, Crime
The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.
Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Jan Broberg, Bob Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg, Susan Broberg
Votes: 22,243
13. Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.
Stars: Deanna Thompson, John Green, Claudette Hamlin, Anna Yourkin
Votes: 62,252
14. Into the Deep (2020)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.
Director: Emma Sullivan | Star: Peter Madsen
Votes: 4,142
15. 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: 18,979
16. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
This limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
Stars: Paul Skolnick, Gil Carrillo, Frank Salerno, Pearl Carrillo
Votes: 30,319
17. Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (2022)
TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Never-before-heard audio from the interrogation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy threads through this chilling look at his 1970s murder spree.
Stars: Sam Amirante, Greg Bedoe, Rafael Tovar, Mike Albrecht
Votes: 12,895
18. McMillions (2020)
TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents involved.
Stars: Chris Graham, Doug Mathews, Amy Murray, Janet Pellicciotti
Votes: 9,203
19. The Act of Killing (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik
Votes: 40,814 | Gross: $0.49M
20. 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: 10,314
21. Telemarketers (2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary
Follows former telemarketing employees Pat Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern, two longtime office friends who find themselves hot on the trail of a sobering look at the ugly side of American capitalism and the abuse of customer trust.
Stars: Brian Goetz, Pat Pespas, Sabrina Ross, Jonah Lipman-Stern
Votes: 4,375
22.
Untold (2021– )
Episode:
The Race of the Century
(2022)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A chronicle of the 1983 America's Cup, "Race of the Century" is a classic underdog story. It tells the tale of a group of Australians who band together to break a 132 year win streak in the most prestigious sailing race in the world.
Directors: Chapman Way, Maclain Way | Stars: John Bertrand, Rasa Bertrand, Alan Bond, Rob Brown
Votes: 1,226
23. The Vietnam War (2017)
TV-MA | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Huy Duc, James Willbanks, Duong Van Mai Elliott
Votes: 27,985
24. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,911 | Gross: $3.97M
25. Tickled (2016)
R | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.
Directors: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve | Stars: David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, David Starr, Kevin Clarke
Votes: 20,721 | Gross: $0.61M
26. Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Every day for decades, Walter Mercado — the iconic, gender non-conforming astrologer — mesmerized 120 million Latino viewers with his extravagance and positivity.
Directors: Cristina Costantini, Kareem Tabsch | Stars: Walter Mercado, Willy Acosta, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Raul de Molina
Votes: 3,483
27. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 19,508
28. Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Drama, Mystery
After losing his memory in an accident, Alex Lewis trusts his twin brother, Marcus, to tell him about his past only to discover that he's hiding a dark secret about their childhood.
Director: Ed Perkins | Stars: Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Evan Milton
Votes: 16,797
29. 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: 7,862
30. Beckham (2023)
TV-MA | 71 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.
Stars: David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Fisher Stevens, John Carlin
Votes: 35,194
31. Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife (2023)
TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Dr. Paolo Macchiarini is world famous for his revolutionary stem cell-infused windpipe transplants. There's just one problem: His patients keep dying.
Stars: Benita Alexander-Noel, Karl-Henrik Grinnemo, Oscar Simonson, Dorne Lyles
Votes: 4,506
32. Trial 4 (2020)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary, Crime
Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.
Stars: Sean Ellis, Rosemary Scapicchio, Edward McNelley, Mary Jackie Ellis
Votes: 2,373
33. The Lady and the Dale (2021)
TV-14 | 212 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Elizabeth Carmichael, a larger-than-life entrepreneur rose to prominence with her promotion of a fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car known as The Dale.
Stars: Candi Michael, Charles Richard Barrett, Gerry McGuinness, Evan Michael Lee
Votes: 1,439
34.
Untold (2021– )
Episode:
The Rise and Fall of AND1
(2022)
TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Inspired by New York City streetball, influential brand AND1 turned local legends on the court into international icons. So why did it come to an end?
Director: Kevin Wilson Jr. | Stars: Rafer Alston, Tom Austin, Seth Berger, Grayson Boucher
Votes: 2,840
35. The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith (2022)
TV-14 | 182 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Follows the cold case and controversial investigation into the murder of Beverly Lynn Smith in her home in Oshawa, Ontario. Woven together from firsthand accounts, expert interviews, family archives, and rare access to key participants.
Stars: Justin Moses, Alan Richter, Derrick Rabethge, Jenna Dalanyi
Votes: 691
36. Captains of the World (2023)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Sport
From the locker room to the pitch, this docuseries offers exclusive to all 32 teams as they fight for football glory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Stars: Gary Lineker, Elias Argentiere, Lionel Messi, Sofi Martinez Mateos
Votes: 3,884
37. 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: 6,276 | Gross: $0.01M
38. American Nightmare (2024)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries.
Stars: Denise Huskins, Henry Lee, Aaron Quinn, Amy Morton
Votes: 17,515
39. Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
R | 119 min | Documentary
A documentary about Anthony Bourdain and his career as a chef, writer and host, revered and renowned for his authentic approach to food, culture and travel.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Asia Argento, Anthony Bourdain, Ariane Bourdain, Christopher Bourdain
Votes: 10,115
40. Zero Days (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary
A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: David Sanger, Emad Kiyaei, Eric Chien, Liam O'Murchu
Votes: 10,419 | Gross: $0.10M
41. Blackfish (2013)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Tilikum, Dave Duffus, Samantha Berg, Dean Gomersall
Votes: 72,456 | Gross: $2.07M
42. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,451 | Gross: $0.87M
43. Sins of Our Mother (2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views - and murder.
Stars: Colby Ryan, Janis Cox, Kelsee Ryan, Justin Lum
Votes: 7,479
44. Sunderland 'Til I Die (2018–2024)
TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, Sport
Highlights the unfailing passion Sunderland residents have for their beloved football club, taking viewers through the highs and lows of SAFC's 2017-18 season in the Championship following its relegation the previous year.
Stars: Sunderland F.C., George Honeyman, Aiden McGeady, Nick Barnes
Votes: 9,537
45. Team Foxcatcher (2016)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Documentary filmmaker Jon Greenhalgh examines the life of Dave Schultz, a professional wrestler who was part of 'Team Foxcatcher', funded by multi-millionaire John du Pont.
Director: Jon Greenhalgh | Stars: John du Pont, Dave Schultz, Mike Gostigian, Ray Wilson
Votes: 7,229
46. Killer Ratings (2019)
351 min | Documentary, Crime
The true-life story of Brazilian TV host Wallace Souza, who was accused of literally killing for ratings, and using his crime TV show to cover up the grizzly truth.
Stars: Willace Souza, Thomaz Vasconcelos, Marlucia Souza, Divanilson Cavalcanti
Votes: 1,951
47. Puinhoop (2022)
Documentary
Een intieme documentaire, gefilmd over een periode van meer dan 10 jaar, over de worsteling van een kind om onafhankelijk te zijn van zijn aan borderline lijdende moeder.
Director: Allard Detiger
Votes: 66
48. The Antisocial Network (2024)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary
A group of lonely teenagers formed an online community and bonded over their isolation, but their collective beliefs warped reality.
Directors: Giorgio Angelini, Arthur Jones | Stars: Fuxnet, Amanda, Aubrey Cottle, Matt Alt
Votes: 1,418
49. An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024)
TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary
The events surrounding the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, tracing its roots in anti-government sentiment and examining its lasting impact.
Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Kathy Sanders, Nancy Shaw, Marsha Kimble, Bud Welch
Votes: 454
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