True crime movies and TV shows – page 4
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12K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years in federal prison. This movie is based on events from his ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, scary, slasher, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, rape, gay club, murder, biopic, serial murder, gay, blood, necrophilia, dismemberment, killer, gay rape ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2002, 90s
Place:
ohio, usa, wisconsin
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5K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story of serial killer a model citizen, loving father and husband and serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a man with over 30 dead men and boys entombed in the crawl space underneath his house which he shared with his family.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, slasher, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, clown, true crime, biopic, sexual abuse, police investigation, obsession, police detective, life is a bitch, double life, killer clown, killer ...
Time:
70s, 50s
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa, wisconsin
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26K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, factual, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, corpse, communism, investigation, forensics, murder, police investigation, sexual sadism, train, bureaucracy, true crime, politics ...
Time:
year 1990, 90s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1984 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
These are the terrifying tales of the unwanted neighbors who turn home sweet home into home sweet hell. A look inside the lives of horrific neighborly disputes and what happens when a simple issue turns into the worst night of a family's life. ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, true crime, neighbor, investigation, killer on the loose, terror, killer, serial killer, sole survivor, evil, blood, evil man ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Theodore Robert Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the ...
Style:
psychotronic, serious, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
true crime, killer, murder, psychopath, manhunt, ted bundy, sadistic rape, mental illness, maniac, violent, killing spree, murderer ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
seattle, utah, usa, colorado
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Bonnie and Clyde is based on the true stories of the gangster pair Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow who in the 1930s began robbing banks in U.S. cities until they were eventually killed. The film is a major landmark in the aesthetic movement known as ...
Style:
road movie, controversial, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
lovers on the run, on the run, heist, bank robbery, fugitives, gang, true crime, bank robber, shootout, great depression, love and romance, crime spree ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
texas, oklahoma, missouri, midwest, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, true crime, protagonist as suspect, computers and web, unlikely criminals, mind game, hacking, suicide, double life, student, 9/11 ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston
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135K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Style:
detective, serious, saga, crime drama, social ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, violence, murder mystery, rape, rape victim, female protagonist, female detective, psychopath, teenage rape, true crime, criminal, women ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
colorado
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 64 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, controversial, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, confession, true crime, crime investigation, police interrogation, murder of daughter, crime scene, prostitute, killer, police investigation, psychopath, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the most anticipated interview of the year, sisters Adelaide, Carolina and Julia Paixão come together with their mother Anita - to recount the events that led to one of the most controversial crimes ever committed in Portugal.
Style:
dramatic, psychological, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
interview, sisters, true crime, family drama, mother, criminal, crime investigation, three sisters, mother and daughter, sister, crime victim, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Anthology crime television series inspired by four real-life cold cases in Taiwan, exploring themes such as faith, temptation, redemption, and obligation through the eyes of the people of Taiwan.
Style:
anthology, psychological, dramatic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
redemption, faith, true crime, murder, investigation, criminal, cold case, temptation, criminality, felony, murder case, commitment ...
Place:
taiwan
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286
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Gruesome true story of murderer Richard Speck who killed eight nursing students in one night in Chicago during the late sixties. The story also follows him to his prison fate and uncovers more of his strange behavoir before his death.
Style:
dark, disturbing, psychological, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, biopic, violence, rape, murder, sexual abuse, home invasion, psychopath, prison, dormitory, trauma ...
Time:
60s
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Deep Undercover is a true crimes series from writer and producer Joe Pistone, the real "Donnie Brasco." Each episode tells the story of a different undercover operation from the POV of the undercover officers involved.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, dark
Plot:
true crime, mafia, undercover, crime investigation, deception, organized crime, betrayal, double life, infiltration, law enforcement, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, realistic, enigmatic, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, police, murder mystery, rape, police investigation, twists and turns, unsolved crime, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, suspicion, investigation ...
Time:
year 2003, 80s, year 1986, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
south korea, east asia, korea, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents Daniel Cravinhos's point of view of the events that led to the death of Marísia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot:
murder of parents, true crime, murder, father daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mother daughter relationship, murderer, dysfunctional family, parents and children, parent child relationship, family problems, killing ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, intellectual, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, murder mystery, true crime, law enforcement, female journalist, police investigation, murder investigation, brutal murder, forensic, uncover truth, investigation, murder of a woman ...
Time:
2020s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
copenhagen
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming authorities and society. The movie follows a postal inspector who tracks down the suspect; a ...
Style:
serious, tension, psychological, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
true crime, terrorism, serial killer, biopic, investigation, domestic terrorism, manhunt, obsession, character study, family drama, cat and mouse, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 70s
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Genre: Documentary, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
This season of DEADLY DEVOTION reveals a family's clash with Scientology over their son's medical treatment; the story of a Jehovah's Witness with serious cold feet; the ungodly actions of an Amish woman's husband; a loving ...
Style:
suspense, tense, thrilling
Audience:
adult
Plot:
religion, true crime, religious conflict, scientology, family conflict, amish, deception, faith, polygamy, extremism, jehovah's witness, white supremacist ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After multi-millionaire Ted Ammon is found bludgeoned to death at his East Hampton estate, the fingers point to his estranged wife, Generosa Rand, and her lover, an electrician named Danny Pelosi.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending
Plot:
murder, true crime, family relations, love affair, couples, family problems, estrangement, terminal illness, infidelity, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, legal action ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
new england, new york
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26K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Jack Nicholson's portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito). The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt all the way to a conclusion ...
Style:
tense, serious, neo noir, suspense, factual ...
Plot:
labor union, organized crime, mafia, politics, gangster, conspiracy, disappearance, union, working class, social activist, prison, profanity ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa, new york, washington d.c. ...
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259K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, visually stunning, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
competition, abusive mother, ice skater, figure skating, female protagonist, strong female lead, violence, mother daughter relationship, winter olympics, skating, emotional abuse, domestic violence ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2017, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen.
Style:
disturbing, stylized, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
playboy, female nudity, murder, obsession, nude model, true crime, photograph, fame, rise and fall, movie business, jealous husband, couple relations ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, year 1978, 70s
Place:
vancouver, canada, california, los angeles
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7K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Style:
sexy, psychological, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
abusive husband, rape, serial killer, domestic violence, sister sister relationship, rape victim, sex scene, murder, rough sex, erotic scene, making love, true crime ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The string of sex-related murders that took place outside Florence from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.
Style:
tense, dark, historical drama, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
true crime, serial killer, investigation, female victim, cold case, unsolved mystery, police procedural, investigative journalism, obsession, journalism, trauma, forensics ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
florence, italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
A series that dramatises the shocking story of the true-life murder of former Stowe schoolmaster and deeply closeted evangelical Christian, 69-year-old Peter Farquhar by his 28-year-old student and young churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015.
Style:
crime drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
psychopath, true crime, murder, secret, life is a bitch, deception, manipulation, religion, trust, investigation, betrayal, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Gein's tormented upbringing, his adored but domineering mother, and the 1957 ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, murder, arrest, biopic, life is a bitch, psycho killer, neighbor, killer, schizophrenia, cannibalism, decapitation ...
Time:
y2k, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
texas, usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.
Style:
psychological, tense, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
police, serial killer, murderer, psychopath, death, true crime, murder, serial murder, rapist, killing spree, brutality, maniac ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sandra is the manager at a fast-food restaurant, and Becky is her teenaged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day, a police officer telephones and accuses Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse, which Becky vehemently ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychology, manipulation, twists and turns, fast food restaurant, police investigation, sexual humiliation, blonde, true crime, human nature, moral dilemma, power relations, telephone call ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, canada, new jersey, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became ...
Style:
melancholic, captivating, atmospheric, non fiction, historical drama ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, prison life, true crime, love triangle, prisoner, deception, twists and turns, love affair, sex scene, jail, prison break ...
Time:
2010s
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67K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself ...
Style:
black comedy, sexy, dark comedy, witty, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
dark humor, small town, closeted homosexual, murder, confession of crime, embezzlement, true crime, hidden corpse, prison visit, district attorney, murder trial, greed ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, california, seattle
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