20 movies like Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart, ordered by similarity : Tales of the Grim Sleeper(2014), 16 Shots(2019), No Stone Unturned(2017), The Art of Political Murder(2019), The Thin Blue Line(1988), West of Memphis(2012), The Devil's Horn(2016), Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired(2008), Beware the Slenderman(2016), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), The Brandon Teena Story(1998), Control Room(2004) ...
6.5/10
Documentary
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Joaquin Phoenix Helen Hunt Matt Dillon Joyce Maynard Stanley M. Brooks Joyce Chopra
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A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Documentary
UK|USA
2014
105 Minutes
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Seymour Amster Laverne Peters Margaret Prescod
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Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
7.1/10
Documentary
2019
93 Minutes
Anita Alvarez Dean Angelo Alma Benitez Pat Camden Charlene Carruthers Kina Collins
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A documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.
7.2/10
Documentary
UK|USA
2017
111 Minutes
Emma Rogan
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An in-depth look at the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre, where six Irishmen were murdered, presumably by a Unionist paramilitary group, while watching the World Cup at the local pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland.
Documentary
2019
90 Minutes
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An investigation into the truth behind the murder of Guatemalan Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was killed in 1998 just days after trying to hold the country's military accountable for the atrocities committed during its civil war.
8.0/10
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
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A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
7.9/10
Documentary, Crime, Drama
New Zealand|USA
2012
150 Minutes
Michael Baden Jason Baldwin John Mark Byers Lorri Davis Johnny Depp
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An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
6.3/10
Documentary
Canada
2016
86 Minutes
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An exploration of the seemingly mythological hold the saxophone has had on those who've played it, including Adolphe Sax, the man who invented it in 1840.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama, Documentary
USA|UK
2008
100 Minutes
Andrew Braunsberg Samantha Geimer Mia Farrow Gene Gutowski Hawk Koch Hanna Landy
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Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
Documentary
2016
117 Minutes
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The mythos of a faceless, digital-age bogeyman known as Slenderman was created on the Internet, but his influence was felt in the real world when two 12-year-old girls lured their friend into the woods for a brutal murder.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
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Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
1998
89 Minutes
Greta Olafsdóttir Kate Bornstein JoAnne Brandon Teena Brandon John Lotter Tom Nissen Lana Tisdel
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Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.
7.6/10
Documentary
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Josh Rushing Hassan Ibrahim Tom Mintier David Shuster
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A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
7.1/10
Documentary
UK|USA
2003
89 Minutes
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Nick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1982
102 Minutes
Peter Ustinov Colin Blakely Jane Birkin Nicholas Clay Maggie Smith Roddy McDowall Sylvia Miles James Mason Denis Quilley Diana Rigg Emily Hone
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Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
7.4/10
Documentary
USA|UK
2018
96 Minutes
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A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.
6.9/10
Documentary
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
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Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
7.6/10
Documentary
USA
2020
91 Minutes
Russell Michaels
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Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.
7.8/10
Documentary
USA
1997
102 Minutes
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A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.
8.3/10
Documentary
USA
1996
150 Minutes
Joe Berlinger Bruce Sinofsky Jessie Misskelly Sr. Jason Baldwin Damien Wayne Echols Christopher Byers Michael Moore Steven Branch Pam Echols Domini Teer
teen boy adult friend father girlfriend judge bleak disheartening tennessee court murder trial satanism false accusations imprisonment mystery discovery 1990s
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
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A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
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