Netflix Movies and Categories Finder: Crime Documentaries
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Forensic Files
Detectives and crime lab technicians use the latest and most fascinating procedures to solve crimes in this documentary-style show.
Released: 2015-04-14
Netflix ID: 70198116
Dirty Money
From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption.
Released: 2018-01-26
Netflix ID: 80118100
Wild Wild Country
When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Released: 2018-03-16
Netflix ID: 80145240
Real Detective
This series blends documentary style with dramatic re-creations as actors portraying real detectives recall the cases that will haunt them forever.
Released: 2016-08-23
Netflix ID: 80096763
Crime Files: The Homefront
Murder, fraud, drug-dealing and other illegal offenses that have torn apart once-happy families are the subject of this fact-based crime series.
Released: 2017-03-15
Netflix ID: 80162303
The Staircase
Accident or murder? After the mysterious death of his wife, author Michael Peterson watches his life go under the microscope.
Released: 2018-06-08
Netflix ID: 80233441
Examination of Conscience
Allegations of child sexual abuse in Spain's Catholic institutions are examined in interviews with survivors, clergy, journalists and other experts.
Released: 2019-01-25
Netflix ID: 80991879
The Ivory Game
Filmmakers infiltrate the corrupt global network of ivory trafficking, exposing poachers and dealers as African elephants edge closer to extinction.
Released: 2016-11-04
Runtime: 01:52:28
Netflix ID: 80117533
Icarus
An American filmmaker and cyclist unwittingly wades into a global scandal when a Russian scientist leaks shocking details of a vast doping conspiracy.
Released: 2017-08-04
Runtime: 02:01:11
Netflix ID: 80168079
Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art
A woman walks into a New York gallery with a cache of unknown masterworks. Thus begins a story of art world greed, willfulness and a high-stakes con.
Released: 2021-02-23
Runtime: 01:30:13
Netflix ID: 81406333
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings made on death row form a searing portrait of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.
Released: 2019-01-24
Netflix ID: 80226612
Killer Ratings
Brazilian TV personality and politician Wallace Souza faces accusations of masterminding the violent crimes he reported on and rallied against.
Released: 2019-05-31
Netflix ID: 80217946
The Fear of 13
After 20 years on Death Row, self-educated inmate Nick petitions the court to be executed, then tells his twisting, turning tale of despair and hope.
Released: 2016-06-01
Runtime: 01:35:15
Netflix ID: 80099305
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
This documentary chronicles simmering tension and broken trust between L.A.'s black community and police in the decade before the Rodney King riots.
Released: 2017-11-07
Runtime: 02:23:49
Netflix ID: 80183783
Exposed: The Case Of Keli Lane
This documentary follows one of Australia's most notorious trials involving a former water polo player who was convicted of murdering her newborn baby.
Released: 2019-08-01
Netflix ID: 81147035
Devil's Freedom
A gripping documentary on the psychological effects of the violence in Mexico as told by victims and victimizers, whose names and faces are concealed.
Released: 2019-11-01
Runtime: 01:14:08
Netflix ID: 81170693
Athlete A
This documentary focuses on the gymnasts who survived USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and the reporters who exposed USAG's toxic culture.
Released: 2020-06-24
Runtime: 01:44:04
Netflix ID: 81034185
War Against Women
Filmed over three years in 10 countries, this documentary gives voice to the women who have become victims of sexual violence as weapons of war.
Released: 2019-07-01
Runtime: 01:01:15
Netflix ID: 81077862
Surviving R. Kelly
In this documentary series on the tangled history of allegations against musician R. Kelly, women give detailed accounts of sexual and mental abuse.
Released: 2019-09-15
Netflix ID: 81069393
The Devil Next Door
A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous Nazi death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
Released: 2019-11-04
Netflix ID: 80201488
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.
Released: 2020-02-07
Netflix ID: 80217478
Murder Maps
Dramatic reenactments paired with archival sources artfully illustrate how police brought some of Britain's most infamous killers to justice.
Released: 2016-03-01
Netflix ID: 80091689
I AM A KILLER
Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.
Released: 2018-08-03
Netflix ID: 80202283
City of Joy
Women who've been sexually brutalized in war-torn Congo begin to heal at City of Joy, a center that helps them regain a sense of self and empowerment.
Released: 2018-09-07
Runtime: 01:16:48
Netflix ID: 80203094
Dream/Killer
This riveting crime doc follows Bill as he confronts America's broken judicial system after his son is falsely sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Released: 2019-11-20
Runtime: 01:49:27
Netflix ID: 80081990
Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
This documentary shows the devastating effects of crystal meth on the impoverished rural towns in California's Central Valley.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 00:56:48
Netflix ID: 70266801
Obsession: Dark Desires
This series looks at true cases of women and men whose happiness, freedom and even lives have been jeopardized by someone's obsession with them.
Released: 2016-07-31
Netflix ID: 80109160
Long Shot
When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around raw footage from a popular TV show. A documentary.
Released: 2017-09-29
Runtime: 00:40:02
Netflix ID: 80182115
The Innocent Man
This documentary adaptation of John Grisham's only nonfiction book raises troubling questions about two murder cases in Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s.
Released: 2018-12-14
Netflix ID: 80187030
Who Killed Little Gregory?
When their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer.
Released: 2019-11-20
Netflix ID: 80222157
The Confession Killer
Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.
Released: 2019-12-06
Netflix ID: 80213588
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
Via interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.
Released: 2020-01-15
Netflix ID: 81062828
Unsolved Mysteries
Real cases of perplexing disappearances, shocking murders and paranormal encounters fuel this gripping revival of the iconic documentary series.
Released: 2020-07-01
Netflix ID: 81026055
Team Foxcatcher
With never-before seen home video, this film recounts the paranoid downward spiral of John E. du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz.
Released: 2016-04-29
Runtime: 01:31:15
Netflix ID: 80044093
I Called Him Morgan
Decades after her release from prison for the shooting death of her jazz musician husband Lee, Helen Morgan reflects on his legacy and their lives.
Released: 2017-07-23
Runtime: 01:31:21
Netflix ID: 80147988
Witches: A Century of Murder
Historian Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the witch hunts that plagued Britain in the 17th century, examining common myths about their origin.
Released: 2016-09-01
Netflix ID: 80118889
Audrie and Daisy
In this wrenching documentary, two teens are sexually assaulted by boys they considered friends, humiliated online and harassed by their communities.
Released: 2016-09-23
Runtime: 01:38:36
Netflix ID: 80097321
A Murder in the Park
This documentary excoriates a noted anti-death-penalty activist and his team, whose questionable methods got a convicted killer freed in 1999.
Released: 2017-03-15
Runtime: 01:31:19
Netflix ID: 80044562
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
As she fights the tide of violence against trans women, activist Victoria Cruz probes the suspicious 1992 death of her friend Marsha P. Johnson.
Released: 2017-10-06
Runtime: 01:45:48
Netflix ID: 80189623
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
While Sam Cooke rose to stardom as a soul singer, his outspoken views on civil rights drew attention that may have contributed to his death at age 33.
Released: 2019-02-08
Runtime: 01:14:03
Netflix ID: 80191045
Unabomber - In His Own Words
The CIA attempts to turn Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, into a super agent — a plan that backfires. Based on real events.
Released: 2020-02-22
Netflix ID: 81002216
Trial By Media
In this true crime docuseries, some of the most dramatic trials of all time are examined with an emphasis on how the media may have impacted verdicts.
Released: 2020-05-11
Netflix ID: 80198329
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Stories from survivors fuel this docuseries examining how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry out his abuses.
Released: 2020-05-27
Netflix ID: 80224905
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Five Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
Released: 2020-07-22
Netflix ID: 80218338
Wormwood
In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.
Released: 2017-12-15
Netflix ID: 80059446
World's Most Wanted
Suspected of heinous crimes, they’ve avoided capture despite massive rewards and global investigations. A docuseries profiling the world’s most wanted.
Released: 2020-08-05
Netflix ID: 81013210
Cocaine
Three films chronicle the cocaine trade's sweeping impact on the citizens of Peru, Brazil and Colombia, from poor farmers to powerful drug lords.
Released: 2016-08-01
Netflix ID: 80106150
The Day I Met El Chapo
Mexican superstar actress Kate del Castillo reveals the untold story of her encounter with El Chapo Guzmán, the world’s most-wanted drug lord.
Released: 2017-10-20
Netflix ID: 80184569
Happy Jail
The Philippine jail known for a viral Michael Jackson dance video comes under the management of an ex-convict, sparking controversy and criticism.
Released: 2019-08-14
Netflix ID: 80223113
Abducted in Plain Sight
In this true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.
Released: 2019-01-14
Runtime: 01:30:21
Netflix ID: 81000864
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
The documentary takes a detailed look at the disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday with her family.
Released: 2019-03-15
Netflix ID: 80194956
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
This documentary charts the rise and fall of hot yoga founder Bikram Choudhury as his global empire is born and disturbing revelations come to light.
Released: 2019-11-20
Runtime: 01:26:01
Netflix ID: 80221584
Untouchable
Including interviews with accusers and ex-colleagues, this documentary traces the controversial career of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.
Released: 2020-05-30
Runtime: 01:38:52
Netflix ID: 81136783
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons
Investigative journalist Paul Connolly becomes a voluntary inmate in the world's most volatile prisons, where intimidation and brutality rule.
Released: 2016-10-15
Netflix ID: 80116922
Caught on Camera
Nick Wallis presents crimes caught on CCTV, cell phones and other devices and reveals how investigators use the recordings to solve tough cases.
Released: 2016-08-14
Netflix ID: 80108985
Strong Island
The forces of family, grief and racial injustice converge in this powerful documentary exploring the murder of filmmaker Yance Ford's brother.
Released: 2017-09-15
Runtime: 01:47:54
Netflix ID: 80168230
Real Crime: Diamond Geezers
In an attempted heist worthy of a Hollywood film, a cadre of criminals sets out to steal the world's largest perfect diamond from a London landmark.
Released: 2016-07-31
Runtime: 00:46:14
Netflix ID: 80109248
Out of Thin Air
Picking up 40 years after six were convicted for two strange murders in Iceland, this chilling documentary proves confessions can’t always be trusted.
Released: 2017-07-01
Runtime: 01:24:31
Netflix ID: 80119349
The Legend of Cocaine Island
An urban legend about a duffel bag of cocaine buried in the Caribbean leads a misfit band to hatch a nutball plan to find it in this comic documentary.
Released: 2019-03-29
Runtime: 01:27:03
Netflix ID: 80999977
A Perfect Crime
This docuseries investigates the 1991 killing of politician Detlev Rohwedder, an unsolved mystery at the heart of Germany's tumultuous reunification.
Released: 2020-09-25
Netflix ID: 81022994
Casting JonBenet
Local actors from JonBenet Ramsey's hometown offer multiple perspectives on her 1996 murder as they vie to play roles in a dramatization of the case.
Released: 2017-04-28
Runtime: 01:20:42
Netflix ID: 80142316
Interview with a Serial Killer
In this jailhouse interview, Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, shares candid details of his crimes and his surprising family bonds.
Released: 2016-08-02
Runtime: 00:44:32
Netflix ID: 80108996
Nurses Who Kill
Top medical, criminal and psychological experts analyze the motives and methods of nurses who use their positions to kill rather than heal.
Released: 2017-08-01
Netflix ID: 80185622
Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane
Two priests -- one from Dunblane, Scotland, the other from Newtown, Connecticut -- bond over school tragedies that occurred 16 years apart.
Released: 2018-09-28
Runtime: 00:23:33
Netflix ID: 81001809
The Investigator: A British Crime Story
This show sheds new light on the decades-old case of Carole Packman, whose husband was convicted of her murder, even though her body was never found.
Released: 2017-01-13
Netflix ID: 80144146
Inside the Criminal Mind
Explore the psychological machinations and immoral behavior that define the most nefarious types of criminals.
Released: 2018-08-31
Netflix ID: 80185065
Roll Red Roll
This compelling documentary follows the 2012 Steubenville, Ohio rape case, putting social media and high school football culture in the spotlight.
Released: 2019-08-08
Runtime: 01:20:04
Netflix ID: 81087761
I AM A KILLER: RELEASED
In this crime docuseries spinoff, a convict is paroled 30 years after being sentenced to death for murder. Then he makes a stunning confession.
Released: 2020-08-28
Netflix ID: 81227743
Psychopath with Piers Morgan
Through a thick glass barrier, the journalist interviews Paris Bennett, who, at 13, killed his four-year-old sister, and is soon eligible for parole.
Released: 2020-08-20
Runtime: 00:45:47
Netflix ID: 81320736
Serial Killer with Piers Morgan
Through intense prison interviews, Piers Morgan revisits the crimes of three convicted serial killers and learns more about their motives.
Released: 2018-12-10
Netflix ID: 80241003
Confessions of a Serial Killer with Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan travels to Florida to sit down with Bernard Giles, who is serving a life sentence for killing five women over three months in 1973.
Released: 2020-08-20
Runtime: 00:44:43
Netflix ID: 81320735
Libero
A journalist investigates a principled clothing manufacturer in Palermo who takes a public stand against the payment of protection money to the Mafia.
Released: 2021-04-21
Runtime: 01:32:49
Netflix ID: 81411138
Killer Instinct
Seasoned journalist Chris Hansen dives into America's most haunting murder cases, exposing the methods and motivations of frightfully cunning killers.
Released: 2016-08-14
Netflix ID: 80109477
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family still seek closure years after his unsolved murder.
Released: 2018-12-07
Runtime: 00:58:51
Netflix ID: 80191044
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
The shocking murder of singer Victor Jara in 1973 turned him into a powerful symbol of Chile's struggle. Decades later, a quest for justice unfolds.
Released: 2019-01-11
Runtime: 01:04:30
Netflix ID: 80191048
1994
Archival video and new interviews examine Mexican politics in 1994, a year marked by the rise of the EZLN and the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio.
Released: 2019-05-17
Netflix ID: 80991872
Hasta los dientes
This documentary follows the controversy surrounding the 2010 murders of two students, who were framed as criminals and killed by the Mexican military.
Released: 2019-08-13
Runtime: 01:49:28
Netflix ID: 81123826
White Boy
This true-crime documentary exposes new facts about alleged teen drug lord 'White Boy Rick' and his lesser-known role as an FBI informant.
Released: 2020-03-11
Runtime: 01:22:38
Netflix ID: 81244037
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Two drug lab chemists' shocking crimes cripple a state's judicial system and blur the lines of justice for lawyers, officials and thousands of inmates.
Released: 2020-04-01
Netflix ID: 80233339
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Project unravels missteps and deceit in a series of wrongful convictions, exposing the injustice inflicted on victims and the accused.
Released: 2020-04-15
Netflix ID: 80214563
American Murder: The Family Next Door
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
Released: 2020-09-30
Runtime: 01:23:50
Netflix ID: 81130130
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo
This documentary examines a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.
Released: 2020-10-14
Runtime: 01:49:58
Netflix ID: 81002192
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?
A woman is found dead in her bathtub, with a puddle of blood nearby. Her husband theorizes she had an accident. But an autopsy tells a different story.
Released: 2020-11-05
Netflix ID: 81017110
Trial 4
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.
Released: 2020-11-12
Netflix ID: 80202347
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
Beneath the sunlit glamour of 1985 LA lurks a relentlessly evil serial killer. In this true-crime story, two detectives won't rest until they catch him.
Released: 2021-01-14
Netflix ID: 81025701
Jesus Code
Through scholarly and scientific examination of six relics, this series explores the historical Jesus and the complex world in which he lived.
Released: 2016-07-31
Netflix ID: 80030183
Real Crime: Supermarket Heist (Tesco Bomber)
In 2000, U.K. detectives spent months tracking a criminal known only as Sally, who was targeting a supermarket chain with extortion and letter bombs.
Released: 2016-08-16
Runtime: 00:46:00
Netflix ID: 80108998
Killer Women with Piers Morgan
Journalist Piers Morgan goes behind prison walls to speak with women convicted of shocking crimes, shedding light on what drove them to murder.
Released: 2016-10-15
Netflix ID: 80116762
Cop Watchers
Explore the stories of the citizens who seek to deter police brutality by observing and videotaping arrests made by the New York Police Department.
Released: 2017-07-31
Runtime: 00:45:12
Netflix ID: 80185723
Alias JJ, la celebridad del mal
Witnesses and public figures respond to controversial claims about Pablo Escobar made by the Medellín Cartel's sole survivor, John Jairo Velásquez.
Released: 2017-09-01
Runtime: 00:53:59
Netflix ID: 80203742
The Confession Tapes
This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their confessions were coerced, involuntary or false.
Released: 2017-09-08
Netflix ID: 80161702
Drug Lords
Witness the stories of history's most notorious kingpins, their terrifying enforcers, and the men and women who've sworn to bring them down.
Released: 2018-01-19
Netflix ID: 80177803
Countdown to Death: Pablo Escobar
Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.
Released: 2018-01-23
Runtime: 01:08:34
Netflix ID: 80175405
Evil Genius
This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck -- and gets weirder from there.
Released: 2018-05-11
Netflix ID: 80158319
Até que a morte nos separe
Brazil's high-profile crimes of passion are re-created as psychologists, investigators and the family of the deceased reveal details of each case.
Released: 2018-10-29
Netflix ID: 80995715
Inside the Real Narcos
Exposing a rarely seen perspective on the drug wars, ex-Special Forces commando Jason Fox interviews dangerous traffickers and cartel members.
Released: 2018-12-14
Netflix ID: 80240817
Murder Mountain
In Humboldt County, California, the big business of legal marijuana brings in visitors from around the world. Some are never seen again.
Released: 2018-12-28
Netflix ID: 80217475
The 43
This docuseries disputes the Mexican government's account of how and why 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College vanished in Iguala in 2014.
Released: 2019-02-14
Netflix ID: 81045551
Desaparecidos
This series explores the eerie cases of people who have disappeared, often without leaving a trace, as their loved ones cling to hopes of finding them.
Released: 2019-02-22
Netflix ID: 81044172
Louis Theroux: Dark States - Heroin Town
Filmmaker Louis Theroux immerses himself in a community stricken with heroin abuse and investigates the issues fueling users' addictions.
Released: 2019-04-29
Runtime: 00:59:19
Netflix ID: 80993237