True crime movies and TV shows – page 4

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Kaleidoscope (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 373 min.
TV show
Story: Centered around the largest heist ever attempted, and the vengeance, scheming, loyalties, and betrayals that surround it.
Style: tense, realistic, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: criminal, betrayal, true crime, money, burglar, revenge, robbery, secret, heist, violence, blood, target ...
Time: 2020s, year 2012, 2010s
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True Conviction (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: The real-life stories of how homicides are solved on the street and won in the courtroom. Host Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, a decorated Brooklyn prosecutor, takes you inside the fight for justice for victims and their loved ones.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: investigation, true crime, fighting crime, crime investigation, criminal, court, prosecutor, female protagonist, murder, uncover truth, crime solving, forensics ...
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Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Unsolved Mysteries is an American television program, hosted by Robert Stack from 1987 until 2002 and later by Dennis Farina starting in 2008. In addition, TV presenter Keely Shaye Smith and actress Virginia Madsen contributed greatly to its ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: unsolved mystery, ufo, unsolved crime, true crime, uncover truth, supernatural, investigation, paranormal activity, supernatural ability, who done it, alien, ghost ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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Evil Lives Here: Shadows Of Death (2020)
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Evil casts a shadow. That shadow spreads outward for years, even decades, after a crime. It consumes everyone in its path, pulling them into darkness. Can they find the light? Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death explores the endless reach of evil, a ...
Style: tense, thrilling, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: violence, true crime, cause and meaning, life is a bitch, criminal, crime investigation, investigation, interview, murder investigation, murder, killer, homicide
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Ted Bundy (2002)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Docu-drama based on the life of Ted Bundy, a serial killer who killed at least 19 young women during the 1970's (though some sources say as many as 30 to 35 were murdered). Set from his college student years, to his first victims, his capture, ...
Style: scary, disturbing, suspenseful, rough, controversial ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, sexual predator, necrophilia, electric chair, kidnapping, misogyny, violence against women, masturbation, murder, execution, rapist ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, utah, colorado, seattle, florida
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Helter Skelter (2004)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, captivating ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, robbery, investigation, true crime, religions or cults, journalism, law enforcement, obsession, leadership, legends and myths, district attorney ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: los angeles
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The Lucifer Killings (2016)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Story: The hunt for one of the most prolific serial killer begins.
Style: gothic, suspense, realistic, serious
Plot: serial killer, murder, death, fear, manhunt, true crime, bodies, thrill ride, hunting, darkness, lucifer, blood ...
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Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Style: disturbing, psychological, surreal, enigmatic, atmospheric ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: lesbian, obsession, friendship, teenager, murder, coming of age, lesbian romance, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, insanity, lgbtq, sexuality ...
Time: 1950s, 90s, year 1994, 50s, 20th century ...
Place: new zealand, oceania
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The Onion Field (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy ...
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot: courtroom drama, murder, police investigation, true crime, legal, moral ambiguity, manipulation, brutality, courtroom, trial, law enforcer killer, haunted by the past ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1979, 60s, year 1963
Place: los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
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Star 80 (1983)
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 ...
Plot: murder, playboy, female nudity, obsession, crimes of passion, nude model, fame, rise and fall, movie business, couple relations, jealous husband, true crime ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, year 1978
Place: vancouver, canada
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Blind Faith (1990)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 190 min.
TV show
Story: Blind Faith is a 1990 television film directed by Paul Wendkos, based on the 1989 true crime book of the same name by Joe McGinniss. Originally broadcast in two parts with a total runtime of 190 minutes, the film is sometimes classified as a TV ...
Style: psychological
Plot: lawyer, true crime, murder, woman killed, serial killer, murder of wife, death of wife, murder trial, affair, private investigator, loss of wife, life insurance ...
Place: new jersey, louisiana
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Real Life Nightmare (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Heart-wrenching, personal stories of unsolved missing cases and unexplained deaths that continue to baffle investigators and horrify those left behind. Each mystery is brought to life by unravelling the evidence, compelling viewers to hunt for ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, bleak, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: murder, true crime, unsolved mystery, attempted murder, police, death, murder mystery, police investigation, investigation, homicide
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25 Years of Innocence (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A story of Tomasz Komenda - a man, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison, for a crime he did not commit.
Style: heartbreaking, sad, suspense, poignant, emotional ...
Plot: convict, jail cell, prison, rape victim, murder, courtroom, investigation, victim, suicide attempt, released from prison, true crime, social injustice ...
Place: poland
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I Was Lorena Bobbitt (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Meet the once-battered woman who overcame years of abuse and a sensational televised trial to become an advocate for victims of domestic violence everywhere.
Style: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, dramatic
Plot: abusive relationship, domestic violence, true crime, court case, tyrant, victim, female victim, immigrant, marriage, law, sexism, court ...
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Married To Evil (2016)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Think you know the person you married? Think again. These gripping true stories explore the wickedness behind the wedding and show the devastating consequences of what happens when people are betrayed by those who should love them the most.
Style: captivating, tense, thrilling, psychological, realistic
Plot: infidelity, true crime, unhappy marriage, troubled marriage, intrigue, couple relations, family relations, marriage, secret, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, relationships ...
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Maxine (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: True crime docu-series about Maxine Carr and Ian Huntley.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: crime investigation, small town, true crime, murder, school, schoolgirl, framed for murder, murderer, homicide detective, murder investigation, investigation
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Meet Marry Murder (2020)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: What happens when the one you commit to spend your life with ends up taking it instead? This series looks at partner-homicide cases; stories of wives killing husbands, husbands killing wives (much more common), and love turning to loathing as ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, bleak, captivating
Plot: true crime, murder, marriage, husband murders wife, life insurance, killing, murder investigation, wife, killings, murder of wife, murderer, man kills a woman
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Based on a True Story (2023)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The lives of a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime, murder and the slow-close toilet seat.
Style: dark comedy, captivating, entertaining, humorous, witty ...
Plot: true crime, murder investigation, murderer, pregnant woman, pregnancy, pregnant wife, unsolved crime, crime investigation, murder, pregnant girlfriend, serial killer, influencer ...
Place: los angeles
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Still a Mystery (2018)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Each episode re-examines a single crime case where unanswered questions still remain. Through original interviews those involved, the evidence is dissected and new theories are presented in a quest to uncover the truth.
Style: psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Plot: crime investigation, true crime, uncover truth, crime solving, investigation, murder mystery, detective inspector, murder investigation, homicide detective, police detective, sleuth, forensics ...
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Payback (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A true crime documentary series that profiles stories of revenge, told through gripping interviews with the family members, community members, and law enforcement who experienced the events firsthand.
Style: captivating, thrilling, tense, detective
Plot: true crime, murder, revenge plot, murder mystery, murderer, criminal, revenge, vengeance, crime boss, life is a bitch, law enforcement, killings ...
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For My Man (2015)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A true crime series featuring the salacious and shocking stories of women who have been arrested for a crime they did in the name of love. From a killing spree across the mid-west to being an inside informant at the DEA and from murdering an ...
Style: dramatic, tense, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: true crime, woman, sex, relationships, murder, couple relations, police officer, brutality, society, love affair, couples, death
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Signs of a Psychopath (2020)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: This harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: serial killer, mental disorder, true crime, murder, murderer, psychopath, psycho killer, serial murder, homicidal maniac, mental illness, mentally unstable, bandit ...
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The Allegation (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story: 25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological
Plot: rape, true crime, sexualized violence, domestic violence, child abuse, life is a bitch, legal action, court, sexual abuse, scandal, violence, trial ...
Place: germany
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Boss Hunt (2015)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Style: serious, brutal, factual, detective
Plot: camorra, cosa nostra, organized crime, true crime, mob boss, mafia, bandit, fighting crime, murder, fight for supremacy, family problems, family relations ...
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The Murder Tapes (2019)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings, homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage providing an up-close perspective on homicide investigations.
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, rough, thrilling
Plot: violence, investigation, murder investigation, murder, true crime, partner, investigator, corpse, name calling, law enforcement, death, serial murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Smiley Face Killers (2020)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: As a strange wave of mysterious drownings of male college students plagues the California coast, Jake struggles to keep his life together at school. Finding himself stalked by a hooded figure driving an unmarked van, Jake fears he may become the ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, psychotronic, mysterious, suspense ...
Plot: serial killer, high school student, murder, true crime, murderer, psychopath, masked killer, pursuit, teenager, teenage life, stalking, violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Joel (2018)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The shocking story of Joel Rifkin, a troubled young man whose hidden fantasies of power and control combined with his obsessive dedication to prostitutes led him to embark on one of the New York area’s most notorious murder sprees, claiming ...
Style: bleak, scary, tense, suspense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: serial killer, true crime, prostitute, murder, homicidal maniac, murderer, sex maniac, prostitution, psycho killer, murder victim, psychopath, brutality ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york
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The Manson Family (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jim Van Bebber's "The Manson Family" is an extremely violent and bloody horror film that reconstructs the early activities of the Family and their descent into the Tate-LaBianca killings.Van Bebber mixes this with a contemporary sub ...
Style: disturbing, terrifying, art house, psychological, bloody ...
Plot: serial killer, charles manson, true crime, exploitation, gory, hippie, killer, biopic, erotica, criminal, misfit, freak ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 60s, 90s
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10 Rillington Place (1971)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Style: suspense, disturbing, bleak, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot: serial killer, biopic, murder, killer, true crime, violent, psychopath, courtroom drama, killing, death, british, murderer ...
Time: 1940s, year 1971, year 1949, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: london, england, europe, usa, boston ...
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To Catch a Killer (1992)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 182 min.
TV show
Story: "To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, scary, bleak ...
Plot: serial killer, killing, killer clown, true crime, psychopath, killer, police investigation, biopic, gay, politics, criminal, misfit ...
Time: 90s
Place: chicago
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