True Crime Documentaries on Netflix

Detectives and crime lab technicians use the latest and most fascinating procedures to solve crimes in this documentary-style show.

Year: 2000
IMDb: 8.8
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Netflix ID: 70198116 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This series blends documentary style with dramatic re-creations as actors portraying real detectives recall the cases that will haunt them forever.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80096763 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix ID: 81031373 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Murder, fraud, drug-dealing and other illegal offenses that have torn apart once-happy families are the subject of this fact-based crime series.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 8
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80162303 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Accident or murder? After the mysterious death of his wife, author Michael Peterson watches his life go under the microscope.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 8
Netflix ID: 80233441 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An American filmmaker and cyclist unwittingly wades into a global scandal when a Russian scientist leaks shocking details of a vast doping conspiracy.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 02:01:11
Netflix ID: 80168079 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After his son's tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.9
Netflix ID: 81002576 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A woman walks into a New York gallery with a cache of unknown masterworks. Thus begins a story of art world greed, willfulness and a high-stakes con.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 01:30:13
Netflix ID: 81406333 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A gripping documentary on the psychological effects of the violence in Mexico as told by victims and victimizers, whose names and faces are concealed.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 01:14:08
Netflix ID: 81170693 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary focuses on the gymnasts who survived USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and the reporters who exposed USAG's toxic culture.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 01:44:04
Netflix ID: 81034185 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this documentary series on the tangled history of allegations against musician R. Kelly, women give detailed accounts of sexual and mental abuse.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix ID: 81069393 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix ID: 80217478 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Dramatic reenactments paired with archival sources artfully illustrate how police brought some of Britain's most infamous killers to justice.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80091689 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This riveting crime doc follows Bill as he confronts America's broken judicial system after his son is falsely sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 01:49:27
Netflix ID: 80081990 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As more women come forward with harrowing accusations against R. Kelly, his criminal case gains momentum in this follow-up to the powerful docuseries.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.5
Netflix ID: 81269343 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This series looks at true cases of women and men whose happiness, freedom and even lives have been jeopardized by someone's obsession with them.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80109160 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around raw footage from a popular TV show. A documentary.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 00:40:02
Netflix ID: 80182115 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary adaptation of John Grisham's only nonfiction book raises troubling questions about two murder cases in Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix ID: 80187030 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix ID: 80222157 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix ID: 80213588 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Via interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix ID: 81062828 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Real cases of perplexing disappearances, shocking murders and paranormal encounters fuel this gripping revival of the iconic documentary series.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix ID: 81026055 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary excoriates a noted anti-death-penalty activist and his team, whose questionable methods got a convicted killer freed in 1999.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:31:19
Netflix ID: 80044562 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The CIA attempts to turn Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, into a super agent — a plan that backfires. Based on real events.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix ID: 81002216 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this true crime docuseries, some of the most dramatic trials of all time are examined with an emphasis on how the media may have impacted verdicts.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix ID: 80198329 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Stories from survivors fuel this docuseries examining how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry out his abuses.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix ID: 80224905 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Five Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix ID: 80218338 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary reconstructs the pivotal moments that drove a man on a rampage to destroy a small town with a bulldozer he fortified in secret.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 01:28:24
Netflix ID: 81206411 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Suspected of heinous crimes, they’ve avoided capture despite massive rewards and global investigations. A docuseries profiling the world’s most wanted.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7
Netflix ID: 81013210 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

She was twice convicted and acquitted of murder. Amanda Knox and the people closest to her case speak out in this illuminating documentary.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 01:32:15
Netflix ID: 80081155 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:30:21
Netflix ID: 81000864 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary charts the rise and fall of hot yoga founder Bikram Choudhury as his global empire is born and disturbing revelations come to light.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:26:01
Netflix ID: 80221584 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Including interviews with accusers and ex-colleagues, this documentary traces the controversial career of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:38:52
Netflix ID: 81136783 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Millions in stolen cash. Missing luxury bourbon. Watch ordinary people almost get away with these extraordinary heists in this true crime series.

Year: 2021
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix ID: 81087195 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Nick Wallis presents crimes caught on CCTV, cell phones and other devices and reveals how investigators use the recordings to solve tough cases.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Netflix ID: 80108985 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In an attempted heist worthy of a Hollywood film, a cadre of criminals sets out to steal the world's largest perfect diamond from a London landmark.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 00:46:14
Netflix ID: 80109248 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An urban legend about a duffel bag of cocaine buried in the Caribbean leads a misfit band to hatch a nutball plan to find it in this comic documentary.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:27:03
Netflix ID: 80999977 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:37:08
Netflix ID: 81074065 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This docuseries investigates the 1991 killing of politician Detlev Rohwedder, an unsolved mystery at the heart of Germany's tumultuous reunification.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix ID: 81022994 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

From public protests to viral movements, the aftermath of the R. Kelly docuseries is explored in this special featuring journalists and experts.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:24:41
Netflix ID: 81269329 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Local actors from JonBenet Ramsey's hometown offer multiple perspectives on her 1996 murder as they vie to play roles in a dramatization of the case.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:20:42
Netflix ID: 80142316 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this jailhouse interview, Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, shares candid details of his crimes and his surprising family bonds.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 00:44:32
Netflix ID: 80108996 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Top medical, criminal and psychological experts analyze the motives and methods of nurses who use their positions to kill rather than heal.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix ID: 80185622 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In the late 1970s, British police struggle to identify — let alone capture — the serial killer known throughout the world as the Yorkshire Ripper.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix ID: 81006684 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Law enforcement officials look back on attempted terrorist attacks that were thwarted in the nick of time.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.7
Netflix ID: 80185048 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This compelling documentary follows the 2012 Steubenville, Ohio rape case, putting social media and high school football culture in the spotlight.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 01:20:04
Netflix ID: 81087761 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this crime docuseries spinoff, a convict is paroled 30 years after being sentenced to death for murder. Then he makes a stunning confession.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 5.3
Netflix ID: 81227743 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Through a thick glass barrier, the journalist interviews Paris Bennett, who, at 13, killed his four-year-old sister, and is soon eligible for parole.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 4.8
Runtime: 00:45:47
Netflix ID: 81320736 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Through intense prison interviews, Piers Morgan revisits the crimes of three convicted serial killers and learns more about their motives.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 3.7
Netflix ID: 80241003 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Piers Morgan travels to Florida to sit down with Bernard Giles, who is serving a life sentence for killing five women over three months in 1973.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 3.6
Runtime: 00:44:43
Netflix ID: 81320735 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A journalist investigates a principled clothing manufacturer in Palermo who takes a public stand against the payment of protection money to the Mafia.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 2.1
Runtime: 01:32:49
Netflix ID: 81411138 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Seasoned journalist Chris Hansen dives into America's most haunting murder cases, exposing the methods and motivations of frightfully cunning killers.

Year: 2015
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80109477 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family still seek closure years after his unsolved murder.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 00:58:51
Netflix ID: 80191044 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary follows the controversy surrounding the 2010 murders of two students, who were framed as criminals and killed by the Mexican military.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:49:28
Netflix ID: 81123826 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 80220207 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This true-crime documentary exposes new facts about alleged teen drug lord 'White Boy Rick' and his lesser-known role as an FBI informant.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:22:38
Netflix ID: 81244037 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two drug lab chemists' shocking crimes cripple a state's judicial system and blur the lines of justice for lawyers, officials and thousands of inmates.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 80233339 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The Innocence Project unravels missteps and deceit in a series of wrongful convictions, exposing the injustice inflicted on victims and the accused.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 80214563 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:23:50
Netflix ID: 81130130 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This documentary examines a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:49:58
Netflix ID: 81002192 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A woman is found dead in her bathtub, with a puddle of blood nearby. Her husband theorizes she had an accident. But an autopsy tells a different story.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 81017110 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 80202347 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Beneath the sunlit glamour of 1985 LA lurks a relentlessly evil serial killer. In this true-crime story, two detectives won't rest until they catch him.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81025701 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:28:48
Netflix ID: 81179778 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A shocking murder in rural Ireland sets off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81094755 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Through exclusive interviews, this documentary attempts to uncover the truth behind the brutal 2017 murder of a young Indian schoolboy.

Year: 2019
Netflix ID: 81477615 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this four-part docuseries, expert negotiators recount their experiences navigating high-pressure hostage crises from Australia to Thailand.

Year: 2019
Netflix ID: 81477525 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Cameras following Bengaluru police on the job offer a rare glimpse into the complex and challenging inner workings of four major crime investigations.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81000068 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In 2000, U.K. detectives spent months tracking a criminal known only as Sally, who was targeting a supermarket chain with extortion and letter bombs.

Year: 2010
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 00:46:00
Netflix ID: 80108998 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Journalist Piers Morgan goes behind prison walls to speak with women convicted of shocking crimes, shedding light on what drove them to murder.

Year: 2016
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Netflix ID: 80116762 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:08:34
Netflix ID: 80175405 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Brazil's high-profile crimes of passion are re-created as psychologists, investigators and the family of the deceased reveal details of each case.

Year: 2015
Netflix ID: 80995715 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In Humboldt County, California, the big business of legal marijuana brings in visitors from around the world. Some are never seen again.

Year: 2018
Netflix ID: 80217475 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A director befriends a notorious robber, who shares his criminal wisdom while in jail to achieve their goal of creating a hold-up film.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:29:36
Netflix ID: 81145633 · Watch on Netflix

Through forensic science and criminal psychology, an elite breed of detectives reexamine long-unsolved crimes to deliver justice and the truth.

Year: 1999
Netflix ID: 81175728 · Watch on Netflix

While carrying out prison sentences, five notorious thieves in Mexico City share their principles, preferred methods and respect for the craft.

Year: 2007
Runtime: 01:36:47
Netflix ID: 81170692 · Watch on Netflix

This docuseries details the suspicious death of Alberto Nisman, investigator of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association building.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 80197991 · Watch on Netflix

A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.

Year: 2020
Netflix ID: 81115994 · Watch on Netflix

The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. From the creator of "The Ted Bundy Tapes," a dive into crime's darkest places.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81183727 · Watch on Netflix

High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81226889 · Watch on Netflix

This docuseries follows the high-profile case of Belgian politician Bernard Wesphael, who was accused of murdering his wife in 2013.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81149020 · Watch on Netflix

In 1990, two men dressed as cops con their way into a Boston museum and steal a fortune in art. Take a deep dive into this daring and notorious crime.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81032570 · Watch on Netflix

The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:23:59
Netflix ID: 80991050 · Watch on Netflix

After losing her father in the Piazza Fontana massacre, a woman embarks on an emotional journey to uncover the truths surrounding the tragic attack.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:32:02
Netflix ID: 81411152 · Watch on Netflix

The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81059887 · Watch on Netflix

From prison, Antonia Maria Iannicelli shares the tragic events that led to the deaths of her loved ones in connection to the Mafia in this documentary.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 00:57:30
Netflix ID: 81411181 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:12:42
Netflix ID: 81184731 · Watch on Netflix

The true story of the 1992 car-bombing murder of Paolo Borsellino, an anti-Mafia crusader and Palermo judge, is recounted in this documentary drama.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:36:14
Netflix ID: 81411137 · Watch on Netflix

The crime shocked Brazil: Elize Matsunaga shot and dismembered her rich husband. Featuring her first interview, this docuseries dives deep into the case.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81043160 · Watch on Netflix

A deep dive into the work of renowned Mexican journalist Manuel Buendía looks to unravel his murder and the ties between politics and drug trafficking.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:40:23
Netflix ID: 81047904 · Watch on Netflix

Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the series "How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)."

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:37:22
Netflix ID: 81207826 · Watch on Netflix

Two childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime saga that spanned decades.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 80996810 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary looks into unanswered questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of five boys whose remains were found 11 years later.

Year: 2019
Netflix ID: 81477606 · Watch on Netflix

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:25:41
Netflix ID: 81097791 · Watch on Netflix

Idolized medium João Teixeira de Faria rises to international fame before horrifying abuse is revealed by survivors, prosecutors and the press.

Year: 2021
Netflix ID: 81103570 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary traces the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim's mother.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 01:32:26
Netflix ID: 81168281 · Watch on Netflix