True crime movies, a list by Lunaivy

6.1

/2492/

67

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62

/33/

2.6

/14038/

Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.

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5.8

/159/

71

/5/

52

/5/

Revisits the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in custody at the border. When eye-witness video emerges, it sparks a far-reaching investigation from a border checkpoint to Washington D.C. CRITICAL INCIDENT chronicles journalists’, lawyers’, and family members’ efforts to explore the Border Patrol’s involvement in the incident, ultimately pointing to cover-ups, and uncovering the existence of a little-known unit inside the agency that had been involved in other border related incident.

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6.5

/2472/

70

/153/

63

/18/

3.2

/6555/

age 14+

Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.

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59

6.1

/3608/

68

/322/

65

/38/

3.3

/9743/

age 15+

Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.

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7.1

/54/

50

/1/

40

/1/

3.3

/462/

The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre. This unsettling true-crime interrogation probes into the eerie, enigmatic cultural undercurrents that shaped 1970's folk horror genre, leaving an indelible mark on cinema and public psyche.

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57

6.2

/3783/

65

/317/

67

/43/

2.7

/10782/

age 15+

Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.

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9.6

/20/

Inspired by the horrific Mann family murders of spring 1988, Garden Valley follows two friends lost in a haze of heavy metal, reckless parties, drugs, and turbulent romance. Set against the desolate backdrop of the Garden Valley trailer park on San Antonio’s Southside, the film captures one fateful day—April 14, 1988-- where their lives spiral through chaos, compulsion, and the haunting echoes of violence.

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7.2

/53/

When a sex tape featuring Hulk Hogan and the wife of his best friend—radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem—was leaked online, it ignited a media firestorm. You’ve read the headlines. Bubba recorded it. Gawker published it. This shocking documentary unpacks the lies, the betrayals, and the lawsuit that rewrote the rules of privacy. But the resulting fallout had much greater consequences than just Hogan crushing Gawker. You think you know the real story. You don’t know anything.

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5.7

/270/

65

/29/

57

/7/

3.3

/504/

When a series of shocking, violent crimes shatters a remote native village in Northern Alaska, one man embarks on a journey to investigate a frightening paranormal connection.

64

6.7

/19487/

70

/1734/

67

/184/

2.7

/233624/

age 14+

Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.

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7.8

/69/

76

/3/

40

/3/

After an urban Catholic High School football team comes together to win a state championship, tragedy strikes. A star player is killed and two of his teammates are charged with his murder. Based on the true story of the Cleveland, Ohio Benedictine football team's 2004 season.

71

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7.1

/117/

72

/8/

This programme explores the views of a team of international scientists who say that the prosecution case against nurse Lucy Letby doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

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5.7

/373/

65

/34/

57

/5/

2.8

/1278/

When four University of Idaho coeds are brutally stabbed to death, brilliant criminology student Bryan Kohberger is accused of their murders.

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5.5

/162/

59

/13/

70

/1/

2.9

/425/

The extraordinary story of one woman's terrifying campaign to destroy the life and reputation of a young barrister, told by the victim himself, that describes the jaw-dropping levels of harassment that he was subjected to.

85

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8.5

/317/

78

/19/

95

/5/

4.1

/618/

A forensic investigation into the impact of Israeli military operations on Gaza’s healthcare system. This urgent documentary examines evidence of widespread destruction across the territory’s medical infrastructure, where all 36 main hospitals have reportedly been damaged or destroyed. Hundreds of healthcare workers — including doctors and surgeons — are known to have been killed, injured or detained, with some alleging imprisonment and mistreatment

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7.9

/10/

100

/1/

The story of the "Hot Lotto" scandal, a $20 million fraud so ingenious it took more than a decade to unravel. Told by the confounded state Lottery CEO and the brash, young investigator who dared to outwit his mysterious adversary.

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6.6

/10/

80

/2/

On 21 December 1988, passenger jet Pan Am 103 was blown up over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 259 on board and 11 on the ground. It was the UK’s largest crime scene and remains the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil. In this documentary, families and loved ones, most of whom are speaking for the first time, tell the deeply personal stories of six victims, each with their own hopes and dreams.

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6.6

/6967/

69

/712/

65

/70/

3.1

/17186/

age 14+

Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores the killing of Jason Corbett during a dispute with his wife and her father.

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5.0

/26/

59

/10/

Documentary following an investigation by The Sun into Madeleine McCann's disappearance, which uncovers further evidence that could point towards the prime suspect's involvement in this unsolved crime

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8.3

/71/

83

/5/

Five young women who survived unimaginable abuse and rape tell their stories of a gang grooming spanning 20 years. Failures of police and social services continue to this day.

64

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6.5

/142/

68

/18/

60

/1/

The case of Yeates, found murdered on Christmas Day 2010 in Bristol, became a stark example of media frenzy gone wrong. Her innocent landlord, Christopher Jefferies, was wrongly accused, before a Dutch national was ultimately jailed.

67

63

6.8

/3485/

70

/392/

67

/43/

3.2

/7033/

age 14+

This gripping documentary revisits the shocking 1995 bombing of an Oklahoma City federal building, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history.

76

7.2

/968/

72

/128/

70

/6/

3.7

/9567/

82

/9/

RogerEbert

3.5

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

53

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4.5

/564/

56

/20/

51

/8/

3.0

/468/

Explores the personal toll on James Safechuck and Wade Robson after they went public with accusations against pop icon Michael Jackson. The two men continue to seek justice as they face backlash from his global army of fans. With exclusive access to court hearings, the film shows the extent to which the Jackson estate has fought to prevent Robson and Safechuck from having their day in court.

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51

5.6

/3310/

63

/425/

61

/62/

2.7

/11239/

56

/34/

22

/32/

62

/12/

age 15+

In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.

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4.8

/752/

59

/127/

59

/23/

1.8

/2356/

Writings and social media posts help to reveal the secret life and troubles of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and whom so many people are calling a hero.

76

21

6.4

/72/

67

/7/

100

/1/

67

/100/

85

/14/

Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system - in a quest to uncover how we can break the cycle.

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5.4

/751/

61

/160/

60

/12/

2.7

/1337/

age 15+

A raw, exclusive look at Sean Combs long before he was known as Puff or Diddy. Featuring never-before-seen footage and stories from those who know him best, this documentary special sheds light on his childhood, rise to fame, and recent criminal allegations, challenging viewers to rethink everything they thought they knew about the mogul behind the music—and the mugshot.

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11

4.5

/220/

56

/101/

58

/5/

2.8

/530/

Disgraced hip-hop mogul, Sean 'Diddy' Combs could no longer buy his way out of trouble when a September 2024 grand jury indicted Combs on a racketeering conspiracy including sex trafficking, forced labor, and bribery. No bail meant jail.

65

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6.9

/152/

69

/16/

60

/2/

3.2

/252/

An exploration of the unique circumstances in Bristol, Connecticut, that fostered a community intertwined with violence, focusing on three former high school football teammates who later became murderers.

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5.6

/368/

67

/78/

71

/18/

3.1

/398/

An unusual rivalry sits at the epicenter of the 1990s ecstasy drug trade in Arizona. A British stockbroker faces off against the son of a notorious New York mobster. Underground raves set the stage for a deadly battle over control of an ecstasy empire.

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6.3

/442/

65

/42/

66

/5/

3.1

/1298/

Recognized for his distinctive wolf costume and boisterous social media antics, Xaviar Babudar aka ChiefsAholic rose to fame as one of Kansas City's most fervent fans. However, a secret life came to light when he was arrested in Bixby, Oklahoma, unraveling a series of unsolved bank robberies committed across the Midwest.

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4.9

/321/

57

/36/

52

/5/

2.6

/869/

In 1991, Wanda Holloway was arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter Shanna's cheerleading rival so that Shanna could get a place on the team. Now, Shanna reveals the truth behind what happened for the first time.

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5.4

/19/

60

/1/

In the Pacific Northwest, a crew investigates the mysterious legend of a deep lake where the cold and stillness claim lives and keep secrets. But as they delve deeper, they uncover a horrifying truth about the lake's dark past and the fate of those who enter its depths.

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6.1

/12/

This stranger than fiction crime thriller tells the hidden story of the Horsemeat Scandal. With testimony from whistleblowers, the detectives who cracked the case and journalists who uncovered how horsemeat ended up in our high street stores, it’s an outlandish tale that changed what we eat forever.

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6.1

/1794/

67

/313/

60

/26/

2.8

/2864/

age 14+

Their crimes earned them the nickname Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde — and the story only gets weirder in this documentary about the most lucrative heist ever.

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7.4

/147/

71

/65/

82

/4/

3.5

/251/

Chris van Tulleken takes a personal view at why ultra-processed foods are so irresistible and how they have come to dominate food culture.

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6.5

/34/

80

/1/

To write In Cold Blood (1966), a nonfiction novel that revolutionized world literature, Truman Capote (1924-84) spent five years in Kansas researching the murder of members of the Clutter family and collecting the confidences of its two authors.

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6.2

/57/

68

/5/

60

/1/

Virginia McCullough murdered her parents and lived with their bodies for four years.

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7.5

/7/

The Station Strangler investigates the serial killer with this nickname who is believed to have killed 21 young boys and one adult from the mid-80s to the mid-90s on the Cape Flats. His release on parole in 2023 has reopened old wounds.

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6.0

/1594/

62

/96/

58

/66/

3.0

/2375/

42

/26/

99

/3/

57

/10/

RogerEbert

3.0

In 2008, a group of men from Denmark and across Europe pull off the biggest heist of all time on Danish soil. Kasper, a boxer with few chances left in life, is offered the opportunity to plan the robbery by its foreign initiators.

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6.9

/645/

77

/58/

80

/4/

Award-winning documentarian Jenner Furst seeks answers from Dr. Fauci about the origins of COVID-19, a bio-arms race with China, and what could be the largest coverup in modern history. Awaiting Fauci’s reply, Furst falls down a rabbit hole, decoding hundreds of thousands of pages of documents with prominent scientists, intelligence analysts, former government officials, and whistleblowers. Risking career and reputation, Furst depoliticizes one of the most controversial stories of our time, in an urgent scientific docu-thriller that is Oppenheimer meets Outbreak.

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7.5

/4318/

76

/244/

76

/78/

4.0

/22670/

99

/72/

81

/13/

82

/18/

RogerEbert

3.5

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.

71

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5.7

/331/

77

/18/

78

/4/

3.6

/478/

Investigators from the organization Hope Not Hate track down members of far-right factions who are planning demonstrations and intimidation campaigns.

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6.9

/56/

70

/2/

80

/2/

The untold true story of how Dave Tomkins, originally a safe-cracker from London, rose from small-time criminal to international mercenary and arms dealer, enabling death and destruction around the world.

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6.5

/78/

65

/4/

77

/3/

The story of the Hare Krishna movement in the West, contrasting the spiritual exploration of its devotees with the leadership's systemic, long-term cover-up of criminality, moral decay and abuse of power.

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57

6.2

/6390/

68

/601/

67

/58/

2.6

/18615/

70

/10/

45

/22/

age 12+

Kirat falls for a man she meets online, only to get swept up in a virtual relationship that upends her life for years, in this shocking documentary.

63

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6.6

/421/

70

/38/

48

/4/