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1. Underworld, Inc. (2015–2016)
Documentary
A docu-series that provides an inside look into various illegal activities and black markets around the world, where drugs, firearms and even people are reduced to mere commodities.
Stars: Huey Morgan, Ron, Cross, Caleb Fry
Votes: 244
2. Drugs, Inc. (2010– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
Documentary style show that explores in depth how drugs in modern day society are sold, processed, and how police are cracking down on it.
Stars: Mike Secher, Alex Cameron Dimez, Derrick Hesselein, Huey Morgan
Votes: 1,455
3. Gangsters: America's Most Evil (2012– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Gangsters: America's Most Evil is a cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United States government.
Stars: Cornell Womack, Christian Cipollini, I. Elijah Baughman, Mike Vigil
Votes: 141
4. Gangland (I) (2007–2010)
TV-14 | 43 min | Biography, Crime, History
Follows the evolution and power of gangs across the United States and abroad.
Stars: Julian Sher, Steve Cook, Jamal Neff, Kerrie Droban
Votes: 911
5. The Making of the Mob (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 343 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Making of the Mob, is an eight-part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years, tracing the original five families that led to the modern American Mafia, including the rise ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Bell, Craig Thomas Rivela, Rich Graff, John Binder
Votes: 2,633
6. Inside the American Mob (2013– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Documentary film about the Italian Mafia and their organized crime activities in USA, mainly New York, between the '60's to mid '90's. Well documented with plenty of interviews and original... See full summary »
Stars: Salvatore Polisi, Kenneth Carrella, James Zeiss, Michael Messina
Votes: 923
7. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Documentary, Biography, Crime
Told by those who brought them to justice, this takes you through the rise and fall of some of the mafia's most notorious outlaws.
Stars: Colin Tierney, Selwyn Raab, Thomas Reppetto, Joseph Coffey
Votes: 181
8. Cartel Land (2015)
R | 100 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Tim Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque
Votes: 18,827 | Gross: $0.70M
9. Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded (2014)
R | 152 min | Documentary, Crime, History
English In 1980s Miami, cocaine traffickers brought unprecedented violence. This story shows how Miami became the drug, murder and money center of America.
Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Nelson Andreu, Edna Buchanan, Randy Christmas, Joseph Davis
Votes: 1,641
10. Narco Cultura (2013)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Crime
Narco Cultura (Spanish, English subtitles) takes viewers behind the scenes of narcocorridos, the most explosive and violent music subculture in America.
Director: Shaul Schwarz
Votes: 2,499 | Gross: $0.14M
11. Crime Inc. (1984– )
TV-MA | 350 min | Documentary
The True Story Of The Mafia.
Stars: Martin Short, Aladena Fratianno, Joseph Cantalupo, John Cusack
Votes: 164
12. Cocaine Cowboys 2 (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The sequel follows cocaine dealer Charles Crosby beginning in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California. The story of Griselda Blanco is presented in greater depth.
Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Nelson Andreu, Jorge Ayala, Griselda Blanco, Sam Burstyn
Votes: 3,125
13. The Interrupters (2011)
Unrated | 125 min | Documentary, Crime
A year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Tio Hardiman, Ameena Matthews, Toya Batey, Cobe Williams
Votes: 3,616 | Gross: $0.28M
14. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson
Votes: 25,956 | Gross: $1.21M
15. Inside the Mafia (2005– )
240 min | Documentary, Crime
Stars: Henry Hill, John Gotti, Tony Rossi, Ray Liotta
Votes: 94
16. The Embezzlers (2011– )
287 min | Documentary, Drama
"Red Mafia" reveals the corruption and embezzlement at the heart of the Soviet Union. This timely and stylish documentary series offers fascinating insight into the origins of modern, post-Soviet Russia.
Votes: 12
17.
CBS Reports (1959– )
Episode:
Gideon's Trumpet: The Poor Man and the Law
(1964)
Documentary, News
A documentary on a celebrated U.S. Supreme Court case.
Director: David Buksbaum | Stars: Martin Agronsky, Clarence Earl Gideon, Arthur Goldberg
18. It's More Expensive to Do Nothing (2010)
60 min | Documentary, Crime, News
It's More Expensive To Do Nothing brings us into the dark and often forgotten world of criminal justice. Those who suffer the cycles of institutionalization, the complexities of ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Swyer | Stars: Steve Binder, Sandy Borum, Jody Boyle, Kurt Christopher
19. Gideon's Army (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
Follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
Director: Dawn Porter
Votes: 835
20.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Crime and Punishment: A Good Flogging / The Story of Corporal Punishment
(2011)
Documentary
The film investigates the ways school, religion and the justice service have been involved with corporal punishment and how it's imposition has also provoked debate from a sexual aspect.
Director: Rachel Jardine | Stars: Denis Lawson, Vic Gatrell, Seán McConville, Lucy Bending
Votes: 9
21.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Crime and Punishment: The Death Penalty / The Story of Capital Punishment
(2011)
Documentary
The history of capital punishment, including the protocol of public execution and the science of hanging. Archive information reveals the offences that resulted in the gallows and how children as young as seven were hanged.
Director: Francis Welch | Stars: Denis Lawson, Harry Potter, Vic Gatrell, Tim Hitchcock
Votes: 12
22. Crime and Punishment (2008– )
48 min | History
This series explores the evolution of law and the "rights of man" in Great Britain: from Chieftains, to Feudal Lords, to the Divine Right of Kings, to a modern independent judiciary in which no one--not even Monarchs are above the law.
Star: Tony Robinson
Votes: 24
23. High Risk Offender (1998)
57 min | Documentary
An unflinching look at ex-convicts, their parole officers and therapists, and the process that eases ex-cons back into society. For ten months, this cinema verite documentary followed the ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Greenwald
Votes: 20
24. Six Degrees of Murder (2016– )
42 min | Documentary, Crime
A closer look at murder investigations that required law enforcement to untangle a complicated web of relationships in order to uncover the truth.
Stars: Harry Pritchett, Douglas A. Robbs, Andrew J. Rodney, Joelene Wolfe
Votes: 104
25. Evil Stepmothers (2016– )
60 min | Crime
Real stories from real victims shown in re-enactments about how Stepmothers go from abusive parents to outright murderers.
Stars: Russ Harris, Robert Olausen, Glenn Nelson, Zoë Franziska
Votes: 100
26. See No Evil (2014– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
Every second of every day, millions of Americans are caught on security cameras. Most of them are honest citizens going about their daily lives. But a few are guilty of unspeakable crimes.
Stars: Ross Huguet, Bryan Edwards, James J. Wilson, Tamara Rambaran
Votes: 1,293
27. Murder Comes to Town (2014– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime
"Things like that don't happen here," they always say. These are the shocking murder mysteries that haunt small town America. We'll discover the dark secrets that lie just beneath the outwardly wholesome surface of America's heartland.
Stars: Joe Alaskey, Anthony D. Call, Carey Jones, Levi Krevinghaus
Votes: 706
28. Fear Thy Neighbor (2014–2023)
44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
True crime show about conflicts between neighbors that go terribly wrong.
Stars: Tish Iceton, David Bacque, Craig Cyr, Brian Scott Carleton
Votes: 1,012
29. A Crime to Remember (2013–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Crime
A look back at famous cases from the past.
Stars: Marc A. Hermann, Michelle McNamara, John Mirabella, James Zeiss
Votes: 1,397
30. Swamp Murders (2013–2017)
45 min | Documentary, Crime
Moss-covered trees, dead-end trails, creaky docks, and mangrove forests are the ominous backdrops for the murkiest of mysteries.
Stars: Steve Cook, Glenn H. Allen, Jean V. Alexander, Eric Croas
Votes: 300
31. Evil-in-Law (2013–2014)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
These mama's boys face an ultimatum - choose the missus or mommy dearest - but after their wives threaten divorce, turf wars rage into a matter of life or death when the maniacal ... See full summary »
Stars: Kathryn Klvana, Amanda Hastings, Kc Guyer, Jessica Kaylee
Votes: 43
32. Catch My Killer (2013– )
Documentary, Crime
Stars: Brittney Scalf, Malcolm Copeland, Allen Williamson, Aidan Fiske
Votes: 36
33. Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2012– )
Documentary, Crime
Baffling crimes and the clues that lead to the killer. Chilling reenactments of the victim's last days and the toll the deaths took on family and friends along with interviews and ... See full summary »
Stars: Perry Norton, Colin Price, Brian McDonald, Frederick Whittaker-Dus
Votes: 141
34. Blood, Lies and Alibis (2012– )
TV-PG | Documentary, Crime
This show follows criminal investigators as they uncover the stories behind brutal killings. With the help of forensic evidence, old fashioned legwork and years of dogged determination, ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Goral, Dean Campbell, Kindall Charters, Robert David Duncan
Votes: 92
35. Blood Relatives (2012–2017)
42 min | Documentary, Crime
Real life cases about families and the murders that tore them apart.
Stars: Lawrence Moran, Brenda Strong, Bettina Zimmermann, Désirée Nick
Votes: 349
36. Evil Twins (2012– )
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
There's something oddly fascinating about twins. Maybe it's the secret languages they create, their identical facade, or the rumors about how one can feel when the other is hurt. But when ... See full summary »
Stars: Matt Gulbranson, Robert Olausen, Candice 'CJ' Johnson, Kevin Sidenstricker
Votes: 132
37. Ice Cold Killers (2012– )
Documentary, Crime
Ice Cold Killers is a true crime documentary set in the harshest of climates that are as cold as the killers it features. Each episode details the sadistic acts of a murderer against an ... See full summary »
Stars: J.V. Martin, Kieran Gallagher, Paul Schultz, Craig Galloway
Votes: 224
38. Nightmare Next Door (2011– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Tells the tales of mysterious murders that rocked small-town America.
Stars: Greg Diefenbach, James Davenjay, Dorian Lough, Tom Gambrill
Votes: 1,087
39. Homicide Hunter (2011–2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Lt. Joe Kenda's successes with his 387 homicide case history and 92% solution rate.
Stars: Josh Casaubon, Joe Kenda, Carl Marino, Sandra Mann
Votes: 3,646
40. Unusual Suspects (2010–2016)
44 min | Documentary, Crime
Just when you thought you knew who did it, a tip comes in that changes the direction of the case and shifts suspicion.
Stars: Mocean Melvin, Jamie Hanes, Bryan Massey, Tommy LeNoir
Votes: 984
41. The Devil You Know (2010– )
Documentary, Crime
Lives are turned upside down when the twisted predators in these cases turn out to be THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. Upon looking in her brother's bag, a woman finds devastating evidence linking him ... See full summary »
Stars: Eli Gabay, Judith Mawson, David Lloyd, Eli Gabay
Votes: 100
42. Solved (2008–2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
In SOLVED career defining cases are presented by investigators. Forensic analysts, trace evidence experts, crime scene technicians, forensic document examiners, forensic linguistics, ... See full summary »
Stars: Kathleen Garrett, Skoti Collins, David Hill, Dion Graham
Votes: 254
43. CIA: Crime Investigation Australia (2005–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Crime investigation Australia takes you deep into the Most horrific crimes Australia has ever seen.
Stars: Erryn Arkin, Olivia Stambouliah, Steve Liebmann, Andy Trieu
Votes: 164
44. Cold Case Files (1999– )
TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
Cold Case Files shows how timing, persistence and high-tech police work combine to catch people who have slipped through the cracks for decades.
Stars: Bill Kurtis, Dave Reichert, Kathy Mills, Melvyn Foster
Votes: 1,912
45. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Crime
A series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.
Stars: Peter Thomas, Tom Bevel, Skip Palenik, Lowell Levine
Votes: 7,274
46. 48 Hours (1988– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
One of television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
Stars: Peter Van Sant, Erin Moriarty, Maureen Maher, Richard Schlesinger
Votes: 2,345
47. National Geographic: The FBI (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An overview of the FBI and its activities, duties, and departments, especially focusing on post-9/11 counter-terrosist divisions, but also includes a brief history of the FBI government institution.
Director: Barbara Leibovitz | Stars: Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, John Dillinger, Michael P. Dorris
Votes: 57
48. The American Civil Liberties Union (2000 TV Movie)
Documentary
A documentary about the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization founded in 1920 to ensure that the constitutional rights of American citizens are not being violated by private and/or governmental agencies.
49.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Plea
(2004)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, News
It is centerpiece of America's judicial process: trial by jury system that places a defendant's fate in hands of a jury of one's peers.
Director: Ofra Bikel | Star: Will Lyman
Votes: 17
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