7) True Crime Docs/Mini-Series
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1. 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, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,678
2. The Vow (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
A look at the experiences of the members of the NXIVM, an organization and sex cult that made headlines for being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy.
Stars: Sarah Edmondson, Mark Vicente, Bonnie Piesse, Anthony Ames
Votes: 6,652
3. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023)
TV-MA | 167 min | Documentary, Biography
Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions.
Votes: 2,966
4. She Looks Like Me (2024)
105 min | Documentary
Born without legs, Jen Bricker is abandoned by her biological parents. Adopted in the US, she idolizes America's superstar gymnast - the mesmerizing Dominique Moceanu - only to find out that the two women share a shocking secret.
Director: Torquil Jones | Stars: Simone Biles, Jen Bricker, Sharon Bricker, Dominique Moceanu
5. Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023)
68 min | Documentary, Crime
A group of Sarah Lawrence College students fall under the influence of a friend's father, Larry Ray. The series follows the cult from its origins through its still-unfolding aftermath.
Votes: 2,457
6. Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder (2023)
Documentary
When a Swami inspires Americans with a message of love, the Hare Krishna movement arises. His death leads an American guru to try seizing control, facing accusations of crime, probed by law enforcement.
Stars: Christian de la Torre, Andrew Byron, Kane Holloway, Francesca Rowe
Votes: 103
7. The Tinder Swindler (2022)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Crime
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online, then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.
Director: Felicity Morris | Stars: Simon Leviev, Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Charlotte, Karan Pugal
Votes: 73,048
8. American Pain (2022)
106 min | Documentary, History, Sport
American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history.
Director: Darren Foster | Star: Mia Rivera
Votes: 509
9. The Business of Drugs (2020)
TV-MA | Documentary, Crime
To understand the origins and true impact of the business of drugs, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.
Stars: Amaryllis Fox, Yasmin Hurd, Rodrigo Canales, Amado De Andres
Votes: 1,888
10. Dark Tourist (2018)
TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary, Adventure
From a nuclear lake to a haunted forest, New Zealand filmmaker and journalist David Farrier ('Tickled') visits unusual -- and often macabre -- tourism spots around the world.
Stars: David Farrier, Christian Wolf, Jhon Jairo Velásquez, Scott Michaels
Votes: 8,168
11. Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (2022)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Crime
Life and death of software pioneer John McAfee who developed the software: McAfee Antivirus.
Director: Charlie Russell | Stars: John McAfee, Dean Barrow, Rocco Castoro, Neil Cavuto
Votes: 3,769
12.
The New York Times Presents (2020– )
Episode:
Sin Eater: The Crimes of Anthony Pellicano - Part 1
(2023)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary
Part 2 reveals ex-PI Anthony Pellicano, out of prison and talking. Unseen evidence raises questions about the lack of consequences for Hollywood stars exposed during his reign.
Stars: Anthony Pellicano, Ned Zeman, Rachel Abrams, Diane Dimond
Votes: 62
13. Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster (2023– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime
It showcases the untold story of the investigation that exposed the monster insidiously lurking behind Fogle's persona and how his true nature as a child sex predator was finally revealed.
Stars: Rochelle Herman, Christian Showalter, Hannah Parrett, Thomas Herman
Votes: 1,726
14. Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.
Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Jessica Thomas, Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard
Votes: 11,908
15. Sasquatch (2021)
TV-MA | 138 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Follows investigative journalist David Holthouse as he attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature.
Stars: David Holthouse, Ghostdance, Christopher Dienstag, Razor
Votes: 1,687
16. The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
Popularized by the podcast, "Serial," the ongoing story of Adnan Syed who was convicted of murdering a high school student.
Stars: Sarah Koenig, Anne Yao, Tyler Maroney, Rabia Chaudry
Votes: 2,771
17. Wild Wild Country (2018)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith
Votes: 35,103
18. 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: 25,059
19. The Staircase (2004–2018)
TV-MA | 629 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
The high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
Stars: Michael Peterson, David Rudolf, Ron Guerette, Martha Ratliff
Votes: 27,223
20. The Devil You Know (2019– )
TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
A journalist races to learn the truth when human remains are found in the home of self-proclaimed Satanist Pazuzu.
Stars: Chad Nance, Nate Anderson, Jenna Woodring, Matt Flowers
Votes: 912
21. Dark Net (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary
Explores the furthest reaches of the internet and the people who frequently use it, providing a revealing and cautionary look inside a vast cyber netherworld.
Stars: Lauren Terp, Kristie, Drew, Anisha Vora
Votes: 1,542
22. Web of Lies (2014–2021)
43 min | Documentary, Crime
The internet is no longer a place you log on and visit; it's where you live. The home of true crime is now online. The internet is the Wild West. And if you're not careful, you too could be caught in a Web of Lies.
Stars: Nathan Wiley, Cherise Silvestri, Raven Cinello, Russell Bentley
Votes: 946
23. Evil Lives Here (2016– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A TV series where individuals share their perspectives of loved ones who committed horrific crimes.
Stars: Frank Di Napoli, James M. Reilly, T.J. Craig, Robert Levey II
Votes: 1,824
24. Sleeping with a Killer (2022– )
TV-14 | Documentary
It follows people who have tragic endings at the hands of husbands, wives, former friends, and lovers.
Stars: Deborah Rayne, Reid Scott, Lauren Godden Burke, Holly Millea
Votes: 39
25. 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: 22,248
26. Big Mäck - Gangster und Gold (2023 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
The ominous life of Donald Stellwag
Directors: Fabienne Hurst, Andreas Spinrath, Facundo Scalerandi
Votes: 494
27. 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, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,678
28. 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: 10,792
29. Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (2022)
TV-MA | 149 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the investigation of Alex Murdaugh, a lawyer accused of murdering his wife and his son Paul on the night of June 7, 2021.
Stars: Andrew Davis, Jim Griffin, Terry McLeod, Trey Harrelson
Votes: 1,767
30. 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: 102,865
31. 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: 7,484
32. 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: 12,900
33. Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
Stars: Park Dietz, Wendy Patrickus, Anne E. Schwartz, Kenneth Smail
Votes: 9,386
34. 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
35. Confronting A Serial Killer (2021)
TV-MA | 278 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The astonishing story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed author and journalist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Sam Little.
Stars: Jillian Lauren, Alena Acker, Ron'Netta, Nyrasia Hall
Votes: 702
36. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)
R | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A look at James 'Whitey' Bulger, one of the most infamous criminals in American history.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Stephen Rakes, James 'Whitey' Bulger, Tommy Donahue, David Boeri
Votes: 3,158 | Gross: $0.08M
37. 11 Minutes (2022)
TV-MA | 194 min | Documentary
Through emotional first-hand accounts and never-before-seen archival footage, this documentary immerses viewers inside the largest mass shooting in our country's history, at what was supposed to be a festival celebrating country music.
Stars: Jonathan Smith, Dee Jay Silver, Kelly Pollard, Jason Aldean
Votes: 694
38. Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic (2022)
Documentary
An insider look into one of the largest sextortion cases investigated by Homeland Security and DOJ on American soil, as various experts, parents and victims sound the alarm on the fastest growing cyber crime against children ever.
Director: Maria Demeshkina Peek | Star: Jay James
Votes: 18
39. The Murder of Laci Peterson (2017)
TV-14 | 303 min | Documentary, Crime
Nearing the 15th anniversary of Laci Peterson's disappearance, A&E Networks takes a fresh look at the case. A definitive factual account by those who lived and breathed it every day.
Stars: Ted Rowlands, Gloria Gomez, Nancy Grace, Chris Pixley
Votes: 1,343
40. Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery (2018)
126 min | Documentary, Crime
Investigators are puzzled by the brutality of Travis Alexander's murder. Explicit audio and video recordings reveal the scandalous details that sparked public outrage and turned Jodi Arias into the most hated woman in America.
Stars: Yesse Rodriguez, Caleb J. Spivak, Beth Karas, Jane Velez-Mitchell
Votes: 706
41. Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery (2017)
TV-14 | 126 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
It meets with the family at the center of it all, the Anthonys, to hear their first-hand account of the tragic details surrounding the death of their granddaughter Caylee. We'll reveal the ... See full summary »
Stars: Diane Dimond, Jeff Ashton, Cindy Anthony, Jane Velez-Mitchell
Votes: 997
42. The Great Divide (2023)
89 min | Documentary
Explores America's gun culture by examining the country's current violent trends, their connection to America's history of violence, and the connection to the trauma that we have collectively endured as a nation.
Director: Tom Donahue
43. Unsolved Mysteries (2020– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Immersive, character-driven stories are rooted in the experiences of ordinary people who have lived the unthinkable. Families, detectives and journalists hope viewers hold the clues to solving these mysteries.
Stars: Thom Reed, Allison Rivera, Anne-Sophie Martin, Mary Murphy
Votes: 12,457
44. Rifkin on Rifkin: Private Confessions of a Serial Killer (2021 TV Special)
Crime
Through newly revealed interviews from Attica Correctional Facility, New York's most prolific serial killer, Joel Rifkin, reveals exclusive insights into the mind of a monster.
Director: Mark Marabella | Stars: Joel Rifkin, Julian Attaway, Robert Mladinich, Sean Ruane
Votes: 116
45. Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime
It showcases what happened in 1993 in Waco, Texas when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a 51-day siege.
Stars: David Thibodeau, Chris Whitcomb, Lee Hancock, Bob Ricks
Votes: 7,790
46. Tabloid (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Joyce McKinney, Peter Tory, Troy Williams, Jackson Shaw
Votes: 7,285 | Gross: $0.68M
47. Crazy Love (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Romance
The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.
Directors: Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens | Stars: Burt Pugach, Linda Pugach, Bob Janoff, Sylvia Hoffman
Votes: 2,828 | Gross: $0.30M
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