Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "crime-documentary"

51. Tread (2019)

89 min | Documentary

Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.

Director: Paul Solet | Stars: Marvin Heemeyer, Patrick Brower, Glenn Trainor Jr., Casey Farrell

Votes: 3,584

52. Catching Killers (II) (2021– )

TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

The investigators behind infamous serial killer cases reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts in this true crime series.

Stars: Charles Coffey, John Ingram, Jim McIntyre, Debbie Harris

Votes: 5,498

53. American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)

TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Follows the tragedy in which terrorists detonated a bomb at the Boston Marathon's finish line; they carried out the attack by placing two homemade pressure-cooker bombs that resulted in three fatalities and numerous injuries.

Stars: William B. Evans, Rick Deslauriers, Phillip Martin, Edward F. Davis

Votes: 7,022

54. Sour Grapes (2016)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime

Documentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.

Directors: Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell | Stars: Laurent Ponsot, Jay McInerney, Jefery Levy, Maureen Downey

Votes: 6,012

55. #TextMeWhenYouGetHome (2022– )

TV-14 | Crime

In this gripping, true-crime docuseries, each episode follows the case of an innocent woman who has been abducted, harmed or even killed while she was out by herself.

Stars: Ashley Judd, Alfred Gonzales, Reid Davis, Hank Slaughter

Votes: 176

56. 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: 19,073

57. Class Action Park (2020)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary that focuses on a dangerously legendary water park and its slew of injuries and crimes along with child safety concerns.

Directors: Seth Porges, Chris Charles Scott III | Stars: John Hodgman, Faith Anderson, Alison Becker, Bill Benneyan

Votes: 8,017

58. FBI True (2023– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary

Follows the world of real FBI agents using surveillance video, interrogations with hostage takers and terrorists, and photos from the agents' collections to tell their real life stories.

Stars: Brianna Acevedo, Kristy Kottis, Jim McGee, Cindy Coppola

Votes: 431

59. Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)

TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

College student and tourist Elisa Lam vanishes, leaving behind all of her possessions in her hotel room. The Cecil Hotel grows in infamy.

Stars: Greg Kading, Josh Dean

Votes: 20,067

60. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime

The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff

Votes: 15,249

61. West of Memphis (2012)

R | 147 min | Documentary, Crime

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Michael Baden

Votes: 10,980 | Gross: $0.31M

62. 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: 12,851

63. JFK X: Solving the Crime of the Century (2023)

90 min | Documentary

Using new technology, the filmmakers show what is really going on in the famous Zapruder film of the assassination of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy (JFK)

Director: Ryder Lee | Star: Jay Weidner

Votes: 187

64. Leaving Neverland (2019)

TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary

At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.

Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson

Votes: 31,155

65. 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: 12,968

66. 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: 2,484

67. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)

TV-MA | 57 min | Documentary, Crime

Survivors reveal the manipulation, abuse and emotional scars suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Their stories expose a sex trafficking ring of powerful enablers leading up to his 2019 arrest.

Stars: Michael Reiter, Annie Farmer, Shawna Rivera, Alan Dershowitz

Votes: 29,262

68. 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, Melony Feliciano, Donna Pastorello, Isa Camyar

Votes: 7,346

69. The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022)

TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

In this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

Stars: Stephen Corrall, Sophie Clifton, Peter Smith, Jake Clifton

Votes: 8,232

70. 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: 9,240

71. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Real FBI cases are recounted through reenactments and interviews with law enforcement and forensic scientists.

Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Bob Featherer, Susan Rae

Votes: 1,340

72. Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

R | 118 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.

Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Jon Roberts, Al Sunshine, Sam Burstyn, Mickey Munday

Votes: 14,110 | Gross: $0.15M

73. Operation Odessa (2018)

TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime

In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.

Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Ludwig Fainberg, Juan Almeida, Nelson Yester, Kristy Galeota

Votes: 6,935

74. 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: 7,871

75. Betrayal: The Perfect Husband (2023)

Not Rated | 131 min | Documentary, Crime

Details of how a woman came to learn that her husband, high school teacher Spencer Herron, was engaging in inappropriate behavior with his teenage students as well as committing sexual assaults.

Stars: Cedric Gegel, Jaime Snyder, Sequoia Shayvonne, John Reshetar

Votes: 722

76. Outcry (2020)

60 min | Documentary, Crime

A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, and his supporters' quest for truth and justice.

Stars: Greg Kelley, Gaebri Anderson

Votes: 2,545

77. The Innocent Man (2018)

TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime

The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit. Based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."

Stars: Heather McPhaul, John Grisham, J.J. Arends, Erik Anthony Russo

Votes: 6,565

78. World's Most Evil Killers (2017– )

60 min | Documentary, Crime

An in-depth look at the lives and crimes of some of the World's most evil killers including Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, Cary Stayner, Leonard Lake, Dorothea Puente and more.

Stars: Elizabeth Yardley, Fred Dinenage, Geoffrey Wansell, Stuart Hamilton

Votes: 314

79. Captive Audience (2022)

TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Follows the life of Steven Stayner and his family, diving into the family's 50-year journey to unravel the tale of two brothers, one deemed a villain and the other a hero.

Stars: Todd Eric Andrews, Kay Stayner, Ashley Stayner, Corin Nemec

Votes: 2,554

80. Deliver Us from Evil (2006)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime

Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Oliver O'Grady, Thomas Doyle, Adam, Jeff Anderson

Votes: 10,847 | Gross: $30.58M

81. 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: 10,348

82. The Ripper (2020)

TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Crime

Investigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.

Stars: Alan Whitehouse, Keith Hellawell, Andrew Laptew, Christa Ackroyd

Votes: 10,897

83. Get Gotti (2023)

50 min | Documentary, Crime

Told from both sides of the law this documentary series from the makers of "Fear City" follows the FBI's battle to bring down infamous mob boss John Gotti.

Stars: Anthony Ruggiano Jr., George Gabriel, Eric Shawn, Barbara Nevins Taylor

Votes: 2,900

84. 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: 702

85. 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: 9,460

86. Into the Abyss (2011)

PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall

Votes: 17,383 | Gross: $0.22M

87. 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: 10,311

88. The Last Narc (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

Former cartel insiders divulge the bone-chilling details behind the notorious murder and kidnapping of DEA Agent "Kiki" Camarena.

Stars: Hector Berrellez, Jorge Godoy, Geneva Camarena, Ramón Lira

Votes: 2,891

89. Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.

Stars: Gabriella Adickes, Hannah Bittick, Taye Cannon, Juliana Harling

Votes: 4,723

90. Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste (2022)

TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary, Crime

A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of "orgasmic meditation" — until members come forward with disturbing allegations.

Directors: Sarah Gibson, Sloane Klevin | Stars: Frank Fu, Yves Gore

Votes: 1,365

91. Real Detective (2016–2018)

43 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Each episode is a crime-solution reenactment of a real murder. The actual detectives offer commentary throughout the show.

Stars: Michael Douglas Cake, Liana Montoro, Tyrone Benskin, Mizinga Mwinga

Votes: 3,616

92. 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: 26,166

93. The Big Conn (2022)

TV-MA | 228 min | Documentary, Crime

Follows the story of Eric C. Conn, a Kentucky attorney who managed to steal over $550 million dollars from the U.S. government through its Social Security program.

Stars: Ella Frazee, Tim Hildebrand, James Phares, JD Bruewer

Votes: 933

94. Murder on Middle Beach (2020)

TV-MA | 66 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A young man is determined to solve an unspeakable crime and absolve the people he loves, while looking for answers within his fractured family and community.

Stars: Madison Hamburg, Mark E. Safarik

Votes: 4,578

95. Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime

Follow officers from a South Carolina sheriff's department as they urgently search for individuals who've disappeared under troubling circumstances.

Stars: Vicki Rains, Heidi Jackson, J.P. Smith, Nina Mauldin

Votes: 1,848

96. 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, Robert Shafer

Votes: 4,986

97. Forensic Files II (2020– )

Documentary, Crime

Forensic Files II is a revival continuation of the long-running American documentary true crime series Forensic Files (1996-2011).

Stars: Bill Camp, Michel Bryant, Ellen Greytak, Jim Dresback

Votes: 709

98. Daughters of the Cult (2024)

229 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Based on life of cult leader Ervil Morrell LeBaron, leader of a religious fundamentalist group who ordered the mass murders of his rivals by using the religious doctrine of blood atonement to justify the killings.

Stars: Bix Krieger, Chiyeko Jones, Igor Grbesic, Nathan Schellerup

Votes: 449

99. Long Shot (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Crime, Sport

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case around raw footage from the popular TV show, Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).

Director: Jacob LaMendola | Stars: Tasha Boggs, Juan Catalan, Melissa Catalan, Miguel Catalan

Votes: 8,679

100. Beware the Slenderman (2016)

TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.

Director: Irene Taylor | Stars: Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier, Angie Geyser, William Weier

Votes: 7,830