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1. TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)
TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary, Biography
After his arrest at age 16, Kalief Browder fought the system and prevailed, despite unthinkable circumstances. He became an American hero.
Stars: Jay-Z, Kalief Browder, Venida Browder, Paul Prestia
Votes: 2,906
2. I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary, Crime
Follows incarcerated killers, who tell the story of how they ended up there.
Stars: Swaylee Loughnane, Reece Alexander-Putinas, David Galea, James Robertson
Votes: 4,974
3. Killer Women with Piers Morgan (2016–2017)
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Piers Morgan steps into a maximum security prison to interview five female murderers who have committed unspeakable crimes.
Stars: Piers Morgan, Amanda Lewis, Amber Wright, Rebecca Fenton
Votes: 777
4. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Phil Amicone, Charlie Ott, Michael Zuckerman
Votes: 10,277
5. 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: 62,308
6. 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: 18,992
7. Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story (2020)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary
After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question.
Director: Daniel H. Birman
Votes: 3,078
8. Life Overtakes Me (2019)
TV-PG | 39 min | Documentary, Short
In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.
Directors: John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson | Stars: Henry Ascher, Nadja Hatem, Mikael Billing, Karl Sallin
Votes: 2,163
9. Heroin(e) (2017)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Three women fight to break the cycle one life at a time.
Director: Elaine McMillion Sheldon | Stars: Jan Rader, Patricia Keller, Necia Freeman, Najah Menapace
Votes: 3,327
10. 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: 2,377
11. 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: 16,827
12. 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: 2,168
13. 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: 30,341
14. Murder Among the Mormons (2021)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Crime, History
High-stakes exploits turn deadly - and shake a global church to its core - in the extraordinary true crime story.
Stars: Dorie Hofmann Olds, Shannon Flynn, Brent Metcalfe, Richard Turley
Votes: 7,322
15. Recovery Boys (2018)
89 min | Documentary
In the heart of America's opioid epidemic, four men attempt to reinvent their lives and reenter society sober after years of drug abuse. Recovery Boys, from Academy Award nominated director... See full summary »
Director: Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Votes: 825
16. Crime Stories: India Detectives (2021– )
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Follows major criminal investigations from the time the crime is reported until the suspect gets captured.
Stars: N. Shashi Kumar, Roopa K.S., Gopala Nayak, Latha Mahesh
Votes: 1,175
17. House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Suicide, murder or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
Stars: Manoj Kumar, Naresh Bhatia, Vishal Anand, Mukesh Sengar
Votes: 12,835
18. Ariel Phenomenon (2022)
100 min | Documentary
The film follows a BBC war reporter and Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack, whose careers were threatened by the investigation of the incident, as well as a former student who journeys back to the rural Ariel School.
Director: Randall Nickerson
Votes: 501
19. 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: 3,772
20. Knuckle (2011)
R | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
An epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting. This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.
Director: Ian Palmer | Stars: James Quinn McDonagh, Paddy Quinn McDonagh, Michael Quinn McDonagh, Ian Palmer
Votes: 3,233 | Gross: $0.00M
21. ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The violent political suppression of the roots reggae movement in Jamaica told through an investigation into Jamaican politics and the CIA's involvement in the mysterious shooting of Bob Marley.
Director: Kief Davidson | Stars: Bob Marley, Arnold Bertram, Cindy Breakspeare, Nancy Burke
Votes: 1,737
22. LA 92 (2017)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Henry Alfaro, Danny Bakewell, John D. Barnett, Bart Bartholomew
Votes: 6,907
23. e-Life (2018)
76 min | Documentary
Computers, smart phones, and tablets are now a part of our daily lives. They have revolutionised the way we work, the way we communicate and the way we view the world. But what happens to ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Scott-Clarke | Stars: Frankie Corzo, Christopher Judge, Joey Rich
Votes: 100
24. I Am Vanessa Guillen (2022)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Crime
Follow the tragic story of the young woman who dreamed of a military career, however after telling her mother that she was being harassed at the Fort Hood military base, Vanessa Guillen was killed by a partner.
Director: Christy Wegener | Stars: Vanessa Guillén, Gloria Guillén, Mayra Guillén, Lupe Guillén
Votes: 1,141
25. 137 Shots (2021)
104 min | Documentary, Crime
In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.
Director: Michael Milano | Stars: Mansfield Frazier, Alonzo Mitchell, Mike DeWine, Timothy McGinty
Votes: 1,196
26. Misha and the Wolves (2021)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama
Misha and the Wolves is the dramatic tale of a woman whose holocaust memoir took the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher - who turned detective - revealed an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.
Director: Sam Hobkinson | Stars: Misha Defonseca, Karen Schulman, Jane Daniel, Joni Soffron
Votes: 3,348
27. The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (2023)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary, Crime
This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the steep downward spiral that resulted in his imprisonment.
Director: Colette Camden | Stars: Kai Lawrence, Jessob Reisbeck, Terry Woods, Brad Mulcahy
Votes: 12,744
28. Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom (2023)
TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Crime, History
New insights from various parties come to light that raise questions about Jens Söring's conviction of the 1985 murders of his then-girlfriend's parents.
Stars: Lelia Yvetta, Jens Söring, Rachel Ryan, Courteney Stuart
Votes: 2,848
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