swap_horiz Victim/Suspect Alternatives

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Making a Murderer

This Netflix docuseries follows the case of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man convicted of murder after previously being exo...

Complex Long Form Netflix Crime

9.2 Excellent

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Ibelin

Ibelin is a 2024 Norwegian documentary by Benjamin Ree about gamer Mats Steen, notable for reconstructing his World of W...

Gaming Internet Netflix Disability

8.6 Great

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The Staircase

The Staircase is Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's documentary series on Michael Peterson's trial, notable for its long-form vie...

Trial Crime Series 2000S

8.2 Great

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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Paradise Lost is Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's 1996 HBO documentary on the West Memphis Three, helping spur public...

Hbo Crime 1990S Justice

8.2 Great

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To Kill a Tiger

To Kill a Tiger is a 2022 Canadian documentary by Nisha Pahuja about an Indian father's fight for justice after his teen...

India Family Justice 2020S

8.2 Great

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Black Box Diaries

Black Box Diaries is a 2024 documentary by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito about her own sexual assault case, nominated f...

Personal Japan Justice 2020S

8.2 Great

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Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans is Andrew Jarecki's 2003 documentary on a Long Island family abuse case, notable for using exten...

Archive Family Crime 2000S

8.1 Great

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The Painter and the Thief

The Painter and the Thief is Benjamin Ree's 2020 Norwegian documentary on artist Barbora Kysilkova and the thief who sto...

Crime Norway 2020S Art

8.1 Great

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Daughters

Daughters is a 2024 U.S. documentary by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton about girls reuniting with incarcerated fathers, w...

Netflix Family Prison 2020S

8.1 Great

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The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon about the wrongful convictions...

Crime Justice Race Ken Burns

8.0 Great

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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!? is a 2022 Netflix film essay by Elvis Mitchell, notable for reframing 1970s Black cinema...

History Netflix Film 2020S

8.0 Great

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Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead is Kirsten Johnson's 2020 documentary staging imagined deaths for her father while confronting deme...

Netflix Family Portrait 2020S

7.9 Good

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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a 2024 Norwegian documentary by Benjamin Ree about gamer Mats Steen, winner of two Sund...

Gaming Netflix Disability 2020S

7.9 Good

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Will & Harper

Will & Harper is a 2024 Josh Greenbaum documentary about Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, notable for its 17-day US road...

Netflix Lgbtq+ Road Trip Friendship

7.9 Good

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Athlete A

Athlete A is Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk's 2020 Netflix documentary on the USA Gymnastics abuse scandal and the Indianapol...

Netflix Sports 2020S Abuse

7.8 Good

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3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets is Marc Silver's 2015 documentary on Jordan Davis's shooting and trial, winner of a Sundance s...

Crime Film Justice Race

7.8 Good

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A Cop Movie

A Cop Movie is Alonso Ruizpalacios's 2021 Mexican docudrama blending actors and real police testimony to examine corrupt...

Netflix Crime Film Mexico

7.8 Good

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Casting JonBenet

Casting JonBenet is Kitty Green's 2017 documentary using Colorado actor auditions to examine public memory of the JonBen...

Netflix Crime Memory Film

7.8 Good

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Stutz

Stutz is a 2022 Netflix documentary directed by Jonah Hill about psychiatrist Phil Stutz, notable for making practical t...

Netflix Mental Health Therapy 2020S

7.8 Good

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Tiger King

Tiger King is a 2020 Netflix documentary series on Joe Exotic and big-cat owners, notable for becoming a major true-crim...

Netflix Crime Series 2020S

7.1 Good