Looking for Something to Binge on? We think you’ll Find this List of the Best Crime Documentaries Very Bingeable

Although we think we would prefer fiction over nonfiction when it comes to entertainment, crime documentaries and shows have exploded in the past decade in response to viewers’ insatiable appetite. Espcially with recent breakthrough in science, cold cases now come to life and justice can prevail. The really good documentaries even make you launch into more research about the story itself! Well, we’re scoured through the libraries of Netflix and other major and indie film companies to gather the best of the crime documentares out there. If you are looking for a thrilling experience, this list might just be really helpful for you.

1

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

Robert Durst, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling
Andrew Jarecki
2015

Robert Durst, scion of one of New York’s billionaire real estate families, has been accused of three murders but never convicted. Brilliant, reclusive, and the subject of relentless media scrutiny, he’s never spoken publicly—until now. During interviews with Andrew Jarecki, he reveals secrets of the case that baffled authorities for 30 years. In 2010, Jarecki made the narrative film All Good Things based on the infamous story of Robert Durst. After Durst saw the film, he contacted Jarecki wanting to tell his story. What began as a feature documentary ultimately became a six-part series as more and more of his incredible story was revealed.

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8.7 IMDB
2

Making a Murderer

Steven Avery, Kathleen Zellner
2015

Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.

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8.6 IMDB
3

Wild Wild Country

Ma Anand Sheela, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Jane Stork
2018

When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

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8.2 IMDB
4

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

Wyatt Hinz, William Guirola
2020

A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children.

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8.2 IMDB
5

Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

Deanna Thompson, John Green
Mark Lewis
2019

A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of him killing kittens.

8.1 IMDB
6

The Keepers

2017

This docuseries examines the decades-old murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik and its suspected link to a priest accused of abuse.

8.1 IMDB
7

Shadow of Truth

Ilana Rada, Roman Zadorov, Shmuel Rada
Ari Pines, Yotam Guendelman
2016

In 2006, the body of the girl Tair Rada was found in the bathroom stall at the school where she studied. Days later, the police arrested a suspect - Roman Zadorov, and after a week of intense interrogation he admits and restores the murder. However, even after he was convicted three times, many still believe in his innocence. The series explores the length and breadth provision and leaving no stone unturned in an attempt to complete the picture of the puzzle, exposing new and dramatic discoveries. Through a complex mosaic of interviews, photographs and cinematic touch with the extensive use of inquiry and archives, the show tries to fathom the overwhelming truth.

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8.1 IMDB
8

Examen de Conciencia

2019

Allegations of child sexual abuse in Spain's Catholic institutions are examined in interviews with survivors, clergy, journalists and other experts.

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8 IMDB
9

The Staircase

Michael Peterson, David Rudolf, Ron Guerette
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
2005

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. "The staircase" is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.

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7.9 IMDB
10

The Pharmacist

2020

After his son's tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.

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7.8 IMDB
11

Killer Ratings

Wallace Souza
2019

Brazilian TV personality and politician Wallace Souza faces accusations of masterminding the violent crimes he reported on and rallied against.

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7.8 IMDB
12

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Stephen Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth, Ted Bundy
Joe Berlinger
2019

A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.

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7.8 IMDB
13

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness

Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, Dr. Bhagavan Antle
Eric Goode, Rebecca Chaiklin
2020

A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.

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7.7 IMDB
14

Capturing the Friedmans

Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, Jesse Friedman
Andrew Jarecki
2003

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.

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7.7 IMDB
15

The Devil Next Door

2019

A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous Nazi death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.

7.6 IMDB
16

Who Killed Little Gregory?

James Simenc, Page Leong, William Salyers
Gilles Marchand
2019

When their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer.

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7.4 IMDB
17

The Confession Killer

Bob Prince, Henry Lee Lucas
Robert Kenner, Taki Oldham
2019

Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.

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7.4 IMDB
18

The Innocent Man

Maura Antas, J.J. Arends, Serena Michele Burns
2018

In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.

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7.4 IMDB
19

The Alcàsser Murders

2019

New interviews and an up-to-date analysis of evidence shed light on the 1992 murders of three girls in Spain and their profound impact on the nation.

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7.1 IMDB