Movies like Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

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) ...

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Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

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 »

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Tales of the Grim Sleeper

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.

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16 Shots

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.

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No Stone Unturned

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.

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The Art of Political Murder

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.

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The Thin Blue Line

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

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West of Memphis

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

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The Devil's Horn

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.

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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

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

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Beware the Slenderman

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.

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Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery

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 »

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The Brandon Teena Story

Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.

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Control Room

A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.

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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Nick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.

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Evil Under the Sun

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.

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Shirkers

A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.

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Aida's Secrets

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 »

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Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections

Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.

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4 Little Girls

A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.

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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

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Dinosaur 13

A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.

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