Crime Documentaries

26.2 to Life

This deeply moving film follows the maximum-security detainees training to run a marathon. It’s a troubling portrait of masculinity, but one which offers hope.

The 43

An exploration into the 43 students who were abducted from a Mexican college in 2014 and have yet to be found.

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Aileen Wuornos was dubbed the world's first female serial killer and ended up on death row. After her arrest, her lover began negotiations to sell her story.

Amanda Knox

The story of the trial, conviction and acquittal of Amanda Knox for the murder of an exchange student in Italy.

Art and Craft

Mark Landis, one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is exposed and must confront the legacy of his 30-year career.

Assassins

The audacious murder of the brother of North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jon Un in a crowded Malaysian airport sparked a worldwide media frenzy.

Athlete A

A disturbing and illuminating account of the Olympic women's-gymnastics sexual-abuse scandal examines how the culture of winning at all cost encouraged a cover-up of crimes.

Attica

This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the need for reform 50 years later.

Audrie & Daisy

The ripple effect on families, friends, schools and communities when two underage girls find out that sexual assault crimes against them have been caught on camera.

Black Box Diaries

A documentary that follows 25-year-old journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in 2015 and attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender.

Bowling for Columbine

Michael Moore explores the circumstances that lead to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and, more broadly, the proliferation of guns and the high homicide rate in America.

Brother's Keeper

This compelling documentary details the strange-but-true murder trial of Delbert Ward, accused of the mercy killing of his brother in rural upstate NY.

Cartel Land

This documentary offers an up-close look at two vigilante groups that have formed in Mexico in response to the increasing dominance of drug cartels.

Casting JonBenét

After two decades of media speculation and public fascination, filmmakers explore the macabre legacy of the world's most famous child-murder case.

The Central Park Five

Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon examine a 1989 case of five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman.

The Dissident

An investigation into the assassination of Saudi Arabian writer and Washington Post  columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. 

Evil Genius: the True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist

A 2018 true crime documentary series about the murder of Brian Wells, a high-profile 2003 incident often referred to as the "collar bomb" or "pizza bomber" case.

The Fear of 13

After more than 20 years on death row, a convicted murderer petitions the court asking to be executed.

First and Last

This docuseries takes a look at inmates on the first and last days of their incarcerations to get a sense of the emotions on both ends of the spectrum.

The Hard Stop

The police killing of Mark Duggan in London, 2011, ignited the worst civil unrest in recent British history and made headlines around the globe.

The House of Suh

An exploration of the tragic history of the Suh family and the murder that shocked America - when picture perfect son, Andrew, shot and killed his sister's fiancé at her bidding.

The Hunting Ground

An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.

The Innocent Man

The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit.

Inside Job

The global financial meltdown that took place in 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession.