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1. Inside Job (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

88 Metascore

Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.

Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Votes: 78,939 | Gross: $4.31M

2. Dirty Wars (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Crime, History

76 Metascore

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.

Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi

Votes: 9,395 | Gross: $0.38M

3. Cropsey (2009)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Crime, Horror

73 Metascore

Realizing that the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

Directors: Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman | Stars: Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Bill Ellis, Dorothy D'Eletto

Votes: 9,182 | Gross: $0.05M

4. Kids for Cash (2013)

PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

75 Metascore

Kids For Cash is a riveting look behind the notorious judicial scandal that rocked the nation. Beyond the millions paid and high stakes corruption, Kids For Cash exposes a shocking American... See full summary »

Director: Robert May | Stars: Charlie Balasavage, Joanne Balasavage, Justin Bodnar, Lisa Griffiths

Votes: 1,997 | Gross: $0.09M

5. Into the Abyss (2011)

PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

74 Metascore

Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall

Votes: 17,341 | Gross: $0.22M

6. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)

Not Rated | 121 min | Documentary, Crime

85 Metascore

A further followup of the case of the West Memphis Three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gained traction with new DNA evidence.

Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Gary Gitchell, Todd Moore, Dana Moore, Pam Hobbs

Votes: 10,858

7. Bus 174 (2002)

R | 122 min | Documentary, Crime

83 Metascore

On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.

Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda | Stars: Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Anonymous

Votes: 8,609 | Gross: $0.22M

8. Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)

Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Crime

Oscar-winning documentary that documents a murder trial in which a 15-year-old African-American is wrongfully accused of a 2000 murder in Jacksonville, Florida.

Director: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | Stars: Ann Finnell, Patrick McGuinness, James Williams, Michael Glover

Votes: 4,515

9. Witch Hunt (2008)

Unrated | 91 min | Documentary, Crime

The story of several families who have their lives destroyed when their hometown is whipped into a frenzy by allegations of child molestation.

Directors: Don Hardy, Dana Nachman | Stars: Jack Cummings, Jackie Cummings, Allen Grafton, Ed Jagels

Votes: 1,069

10. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime

79 Metascore

A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson

Votes: 25,891 | Gross: $1.21M

11. Brother's Keeper (1992)

R | 104 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

93 Metascore

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. This real-life murder mystery won the Audience Award at Sundance.

Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Delbert Ward, Roscoe Ward, Lyman Ward, Walt Geisler

Votes: 4,277 | Gross: $1.31M

12. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)

R | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

71 Metascore

A look at James 'Whitey' Bulger, one of the most infamous criminals in American history.

Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Stephen Rakes, James 'Whitey' Bulger, Tommy Donahue, David Boeri

Votes: 3,157 | Gross: $0.08M

13. Biggie & Tupac (2002)

R | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

63 Metascore

Documentary on the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and the East Coast/West Coast, hip-hop/rap rivalry that culminated in late 1996 and early 1997.

Director: Nick Broomfield | Stars: The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Nick Broomfield, Russell Poole

Votes: 5,009 | Gross: $0.09M

14. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime

78 Metascore

Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.

Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Andrew Braunsberg, Richard Brenneman, Douglas Dalton, Marilyn Beck

Votes: 5,205 | Gross: $0.06M

15. The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009)

Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Crime

"The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter" walks in the footsteps of the Manson Family, visiting over 40 locations related to the infamous Tate/LaBianca murders, and tying together the dozens of ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Dorsey | Stars: Ron Hale, Craig Harvey, Nikki Medlin, Scott Michaels

Votes: 717

16. Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall (2013)

40 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall is a moving cinema verite documentary that breaks through the walls of one of Americas oldest maximum security prisons to tell the story ... See full summary »

Director: Edgar Barens

Votes: 330

17. The Cheshire Murders (2013 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 118 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary about a brutal home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut in 2007.

Directors: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner | Stars: Jennifer Petit, Hayley Petit, William Petit Jr., Michaela Petit

Votes: 3,167

18. Mr. Untouchable (2007)

R | 92 min | Documentary, Crime

65 Metascore

The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord, MR. UNTOUCHABLE takes its audience deep inside the heroin industry of the 1970s. The ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes, David Breitbart, Walter Cronkite, Louie Diaz

Votes: 955 | Gross: $0.10M

19. Cleanflix (2009)

Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, History

When a small Utah-based edited movie company is caught sanitizing Hollywood's copyrighted material, the film industry strikes back with a devastating blow.

Directors: Andrew James, Aukai Ligairi | Stars: Ray Lines, Allan Erb, Scott Nybo, Danny Thompson

Votes: 625

20. Bet Raise Fold (2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker is a feature documentary that follows a new generation of Internet poker professionals during the meteoric rise and sudden crash of the multibillion dollar online poker industry of the 2000s.

Director: Ryan Firpo | Stars: Danielle Andersen, Tony Dunst, Martin Bradstreet, Tom Dwan

Votes: 423

21. The Smiley Face Killers (2014)

82 min | Crime, Thriller

What if you were making a documentary about a gang of serial killers and they found out?

Director: Andrew Fitzgerald | Stars: Thomas Le Min, Leanne Linsky, Mark Garrison, Bill Hayek

Votes: 213

22. Expendable (2012)

104 min | Documentary, Crime, News

How a government wilfully withheld vital evidence from a court of law, deceived its public, orchestrated an unprecedented media campaign, and ruthlessly deployed its organs of state against... See full summary »

Director: Kathy Manning

Votes: 33

23. An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story (2013)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

'Our procedure has been always haunted by the ghost of the innocent man convicted. It is an unreal dream.' - Justice Learned Hand, 1923. The prospect of unjust imprisonment is a plight both... See full summary »

Directors: Al Reinert, John Dean, Nellie Gonzalez | Stars: Nellie Gonzalez, Michael Morton, John Raley

Votes: 353

24. Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (2015)

TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A review of the wild New York City nightlife of the 90s. The cast of characters who made up the infamous Club Kids speak candidly about that era, culminating with Alig's release from incarceration.

Director: Ramon Fernandez | Stars: Michael Alig, Noel Ashman, Fenton Bailey, Victor Corona

Votes: 664

25. Zapruder Film of Kennedy Assassination (1970)

1 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

The home movie footage shot by Abraham Zapruder that caught the assassination of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

Director: Abraham Zapruder | Stars: Charles Brehm, Howard Brennan, John Connally, Nellie Connally

Votes: 2,330

26. 9/11: Explosive Evidence - Experts Speak Out (2012)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Persuasive viewpoints of over 1,700 architects and engineers who believe the unsettling theory that scientific forensic evidence points to explosive controlled demolition of the three World Trade Center skyscrapers on September 11, 2001.

Director: Richard Gage | Stars: Steve Barash, Mark Basile, Steven Dusterwald, Jeffrey Farrer

Votes: 407

27. Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994)

TV-MA | 75 min | Documentary, Crime

A look inside Rikers Island which is a rather unknown place in New York. Many of the inmates and various people working in the law enforcement field are interviewed. We see aftermath of ... See full summary »

Directors: Jon Alpert, Nina Rosenblum | Stars: Jon Alpert, Sean Bryan, Jackie, Eric Kane

Votes: 233

28. Dexter: The First Season - Witnessed in Blood: A True Murder Investigation (2007 Video)

25 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

Jim Conley, the forensics supervisor of the Anaheim Police, tells the story of a murder investigation in which his knowledge of blood spatter was crucial.

Director: Chris Angel | Stars: John McStravick, David Tayar, Mike Wood, James Kazakos

Votes: 130

29. Homeless in Los Angeles (2011)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Everyday homeless life in Los Angeles, California.

Directors: Taylor Golonka, Sergei Zelinsky | Stars: Jesse, Jonathon, Juan, Lester

Votes: 266

30. Private Violence (2014)

TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

69 Metascore

Oklahoma Cop Deanna was kidnapped by Robbie, her estranged husband, and beaten in the cab of his truck over a harrowing four-day journey. They were pulled over by police and she was taken ... See full summary »

Director: Cynthia Hill | Stars: Kit Gruelle, Deanna Walters, Stacy Cox, Kimlani Ford

Votes: 285

31. Based on a True Story (2004)

75 min | Documentary, Crime

'Based on a True Story' is a documentary on John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile's attempt to rob a bank in Flatbrush, NY, which was later made into a movie in 1975.

Director: Walter Stokman | Stars: John Cazale, Sidney Lumet, Al Pacino, Frank Pierson

Votes: 209

32. Banaz: A Love Story (2012)

69 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This is a documentary film chronicling the brutal Honour Killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British Kurdish woman in London, killed by her own family for choosing a life for herself.

Directors: Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle | Stars: Nazir Afzal, Bobbie Cheema, Andy Craig, Caroline Goode

Votes: 247

33. The Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History (1998 TV Movie)

89 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The history of the Ku Klux Klan in America.

Director: Bill Brummel | Stars: D. Paul Thomas, David M. Chalmers, William M. Banks, Julian Bond

Votes: 213

34. The Condemned (2013)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Crime

In the heart of Russia, in a forest larger than Germany, where winter temperatures drop to -40 degrees, 7 hours from the nearest city, lies a prison like no other. Home to 260 men, responsible for nearly 800 murders.

Director: Nick Read | Stars: Timur Temirov, Vlada Temirova

Votes: 373

35. Little Hope Was Arson (2013)

Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

78 Metascore

In the buckle of the Bible Belt, 10 churches burn to the ground in just over a month igniting the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history.

Director: Theo Love | Stars: David Mahfood, Peggy Mahfood, Bill Parr, Lee Richards

Votes: 333

36. Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal (2005)

91 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A shocking expose of a prison blood donor program during the Clinton governorship in Arkansas. Infected prisoners slipped through the cracks and tainted blood made it into pharmaceuticals ... See full summary »

Director: Kelly Duda | Stars: Edwin Barron Jr., John Byus, Kelly Duda, Hezile Earl

Votes: 50

37. 7/7 Ripple Effect 2 (2012 Video)

143 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

After being unlawfully jailed for 157 days based on trumped-up charges, and the BBC making a dedicated hit-piece on the original 7/7 Ripple Effect, the film-maker Muad'Dib expands upon the ... See full summary »

Director: Muad Dib | Star: Muad Dib

Votes: 23

38. I Don't Like Mondays (2006 TV Movie)

49 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary about 16-year-old Brenda Spencer's school shooting of 1979.

Director: John Dower | Stars: Brenda Spencer, Richard Sachs, Gene Cubbison, Penny Buckley

Votes: 308

39. Doctors of the Dark Side (2011)

Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Crime, News

Doctors of the Dark Side is the first feature length documentary about the pivotal role of physicians and psychologists in detainee torture. The stories of four detainees and the doctors ... See full summary »

Director: Martha Davis | Stars: Diane Davis, Gian-Murray Gianino, Lee Aaron Rosen, Mercedes Ruehl

Votes: 119

40. Incendiary: The Willingham Case (2011)

99 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

In 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham's three daughters died in a Corsicana, Texas house fire. Tried and convicted for their arson murders, Willingham was executed in February 2004 despite ... See full summary »

Directors: Joe Bailey Jr., Steve Mims

Votes: 113

41. Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse (2013)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime, News

How the death and life of James Chasse changed a city.

Director: Brian Lindstrom | Stars: Karl Brimner, Mike Brophy, James Chasse Sr., Kurt Cobain

Votes: 102

42. Confluence (I) (2011)

53 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The Lewiston / Clarkston valley has a rich history. It is here, at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake Rivers, where Lewis and Clark camped on their westward journey over two hundred... See full summary »

Directors: Jennifer Anderson, Vernon Lott

Votes: 73

43. Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle (2013)

87 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The discovery of the mutilated body of a mentally challenged young mother begins a journey into madness that is so unbelievable the mastermind behind the crime ultimately got away with murder.

Director: J. David Miles | Stars: Lisa Baer, Danny Bixler, Desta Bixler, Jamie Bracy

Votes: 907

44. Without Charity (2013)

73 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This is the story of a small Indiana town, a robbery that turned for the worse, the murders of three innocent construction workers, and the trial that followed. It is an account of a young ... See full summary »

Director: Paul G. Lyzun | Stars: Wayne Shumaker, Lynn Granger, Corby Myers, Charity Payne

Votes: 234

45. Lords of the Mafia (2000 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 56 min | Crime, Documentary

This documentary traces the rise and fall of one of New York's five crime families.

Director: Dan Goldman | Stars: Kenneth Ivan, Alex Alonso, Nicholas Ruben Alvarez, Ethan Black

Votes: 77

46. America Undercover (1983– )
Episode: Autopsy: Confessions of a Medical Examiner (1994)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary

Can the dead speak? Yes...but only to those who know how to listen. In this riveting documentary, Dr. Michael Baden, one of the country's most celebrated forensic pathologists, reveals the ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Ginsberg | Stars: Marlene Sanders, Donald Bent, Michael Baden, Sol Greenberg

Votes: 321

47. In the Footsteps of Willie Sutton (2011)

55 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

America's most famous bank robber of the twentieth century doesn't fancy prison accommodations. When he gets caught and confined, he escapes ... three times! In the Footsteps of Willie ... See full summary »

Director: Rich Gold

48. Bayou Blue (2011)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

From 1997 to 2006, serial killer Ronald Dominique raped and killed twenty-three men in poverty- stricken Southeastern Louisiana. Difficulties in apprehending Dominique ranged from the ... See full summary »

Directors: Alix Lambert, David McMahon | Stars: Mark Rhodes, Dennis Thornton

Votes: 185

49. The Stopwatch Gang (2012)

Documentary, Crime

The FBI coined the name, "The StopWatch Gang," for the stopwatch worn during their bank robberies ranging from California to Florida. Using outrageous disguises such as wigs, sunglasses and... See full summary »

Director: Karin Rownd Kwiatkowski | Stars: Stephen Chenoweth, Richard Hubbell, Robert Kittredge, Blaine D. McIlwaine

50. Welcome to Warren (2004)

R | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

Most prison documentaries focus on the inmates. This sobering program features guards and prisoners alike, giving the viewer two interpretations of life at Ohio's Warren Correctional ... See full summary »

Director: Brent E. Huffman

Votes: 192

51. Reckless Indifference (2000)

94 min | Documentary, Crime

Reckless Indifference examines the tragic chain of events that led to the murder of a Los Angeles teenager who was also the son of an LAPD officer. At the end of an heated and emotional ... See full summary »

Director: William Gazecki | Stars: Robert Derham, Alan Dershowitz, Dick Detrich, Jim Farris Sr.

Votes: 140

52. The Inquisition (2010)

53 min | Documentary, Crime

The Wood Royal Commission unleashed an extraordinary investigation that swept through the NSW Police Force like a tsunami. For many, the stakes were life or death. Not everyone survived.

Director: Rachel Landers

Votes: 22

53. True Tales (2013)

75 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Just two days after Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination of President John F Kennedy, Oswald himself is murdered on live television by a little-known Dallas strip club operator named Jack Ruby... See full summary »

Director: Katie Dunn | Stars: Cassie Shea Watson, Thelma Ayers-Guendler, W.M. Bacon, Michael Baker

Votes: 8

54. Troopers: Inside the Florida Highway Patrol (2010 Video)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

Sixty men and women gather in a parking lot under the intense Florida sun. Each one shares the dream of becoming a Florida State Trooper. None of them have any idea what they will need to ... See full summary »

Director: Don Gangnagel

55. Reflections of the Past (2010)

PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Crime

On June 22, 1954, two teenage girls Pauline Yvonne Parker and Juliet Marion Hulme murdered Honora Parker, the mother of Pauline in Victoria Park outside of Christchurch, New Zealand. This ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Roman | Stars: Alice Drewitt, Amanda Jones, Brenna Lorraine

Votes: 59

56. Miami Noir: The Arthur E. Teele Story (2008)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

"Miami Noir: The Arthur E. Teele Story" is an hour long documentary that examines the events that led up to the suicide of Miami City Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr. in the lobby of the Miami Herald in July 2005.

Directors: Josh Miller, Sam Rega, Jorge Valdés-Iga | Stars: Francisco Alvarado, Lui Attanasi, Eric Bendross, Del Bryan

Votes: 16

57. You Have the Right to an Attorney (2011)

13 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

The daily grind of two young public defenders in the South Bronx. Matt and Scott strive to resolve hundreds of client cases, while also facing the weighty emotional burden of working within a system they consider fundamentally broken.

Director: Matt Bockelman | Stars: Matthew Caldwell, Scott Simpson

58. Who Will Love Me? Four Stories of Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse (2011)

67 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

That a woman would sexually abuse her own daughter is an unimaginable horror to most people. When it's your reality, it's infinitely worse. In this groundbreaking film, four courageous ... See full summary »

Director: Christine Hatchard

59. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

82 Metascore

A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.

Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby

Votes: 40,666 | Gross: $0.02M

60. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000 TV Movie)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime

The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.

Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Damien Wayne Echols, Melissa Byers, Norris Deajon, Tim Sullivan

Votes: 9,639

61. Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

R | 118 min | Documentary, Crime, History

59 Metascore

The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.

Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Jon Roberts, Al Sunshine, Sam Burstyn, Mickey Munday

Votes: 14,089 | Gross: $0.15M

62. The Staircase (2004–2018)

TV-MA | 629 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.

Stars: Michael Peterson, David Rudolf, Ron Guerette, Martha Ratliff

Votes: 27,182

63. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Drama

Survivors share their stories and experience of survival abroad.

Stars: Natalie Dunne, Max Wrottesley, Manuel Villasenor, Jerry Murillo

Votes: 2,230

64. Fourteen Days in May (1987)

87 min | Documentary

Fourteen Days in May is a documentary film directed by Paul Hamann and originally shown on television by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1987. The programme recounts the final days ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Hamann | Stars: Bobby Butler, Donald Cabana, Melanie Christopher, Paul Hamann

Votes: 338

65. Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

The story of the 1974 kidnap of teenage heiress Patty Hearst, which set off one of the most bizarre episodes in recent American history.

Director: Robert Stone | Stars: Russ Little, Michael Bortin, Timothy Findley, Dan Grove

Votes: 630

66. The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman (2001 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, a loving father...and a ruthless killer. A decade after HBO last visited him in prison, the convicted murderer, who freely admits having whacked ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Ginsberg | Stars: Mark Musto, Rocco Fazzolari, Richard Kuklinski, Richard Lounello

Votes: 1,630

67. Raw Deal: A Question of Consent (2001)

90 min | Documentary, Crime

Documentary about a University of Florida fraternity party that led to what may or may not have been a rape, with footage from the night of the incident, including sexual acts.

Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Craig C. DeThomasis, Alice Hendon, Disa Holly, Lisa King

Votes: 320

68. The Last Word (IV) (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

This documentary takes the "Innocent Man on Texas Death Row" tale to a dark corner feared by all - - proving that an innocent man has been executed by the State. A clash between good and ... See full summary »

Director: Jesse Quackenbush | Stars: Katie Quackenbush, Jeff Blackburn, Jimmy Don Boydston, David Brown

Votes: 138

69. Incident at Oglala (1992)

PG | 89 min | Documentary, History

This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S. Dakota where two FBI agents were killed.

Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Robert Redford, Norman Zigrossi, Robert Sikma, Darelle 'Dino' Butler

Votes: 1,287 | Gross: $0.54M

70. Stolen (III) (2005)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston Massachusetts and successfully executed the largest art ... See full summary »

Director: Rebecca Dreyfus | Stars: Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, Harold Smith, Anthony Bailey

Votes: 169

71. Wonderland (2003)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

43 Metascore

In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.

Director: James Cox | Stars: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Christina Applegate

Votes: 23,286 | Gross: $1.06M

72. The Staircase II: The Last Chance (2013)

Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Explosive developments - implicating both the forensics laboratory of the police department of North Carolina, and Duane Deaver, its chief - recently saw the convicted subject of 'The ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | Stars: Caitlin Atwater, Bradley Bannon, Freda Black, Lori Campbell

Votes: 2,369

73. Vincent Who? (2009)

40 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

In 1982, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments. His killers, however, got off with a $3,000 fine and no jail time. Outraged... See full summary »

Director: Tony Lam | Stars: Tanzila Ahmed, Angelo Ancheta, Jay Chen, Curtis Chin

Votes: 32

74. The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2014)

TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

82 Metascore

When a legendary escape artist comes up for parole after 30 years behind bars, a chance for freedom must be weighed against his infamous past.

Director: Gabriel London | Stars: Scoot McNairy, Shea Whigham

Votes: 324

75. Out in the Night (2014)

Unrated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Under the neon lights in a gay-friendly neighborhood of New York City, four young African-American lesbians are violently and sexually threatened by a man on the street. They defend ... See full summary »

Director: Blair Doroshwalther | Stars: Alexis Agathocleous, Venice Brown, Terrain Dandridge, Angela Davis

Votes: 109

76. Shenandoah (2012)

98 min | Documentary

A documentary on the hate crime assault and subsequent death of a Latino man in Shenandoah Pennsylvania, including the alleged cover-up and shocking court verdicts.

Director: David Turnley | Stars: Brian Scully, Julie Mickalowski, Ron Mickalowski, Danny Merva

Votes: 524

77. The Brandon Teena Story (1998)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.

Directors: Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir | Stars: Daphne, Reanna, Gina, Shaun

Votes: 1,336 | Gross: $0.04M



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