Films like The Fear of 13
After 23 years on Death Row a convicted murderer petitions the court asking to be executed, but as his story unfolds, it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems.
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Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
Film · 2020 · also documentaryAfter 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.
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Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster
Film · 2019 · also crime and documentaryNew exclusive access and never before heard testimony gives a unique insight into the mind of America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy. Breathtaking archive from...
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The Menendez Brothers
Film · 2024 · also documentaryServing life in prison for murdering their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez speak out in this documentary explaining the shocking crime and ensuing trials.
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The Alabama Solution
Film · 2025 · also documentaryIncarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.
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13th
Film · 2016 · also documentaryAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Long Shot
Film · 2017 · also crime and documentaryWhen Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.
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The Crash
Film · 2026 · also crime and documentaryA teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
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Maternal Instinct
Film · 2026 · also crime and documentaryPolice pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.
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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Film · 2003 · also crime and documentaryBritish documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of kil...
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Come See Me in the Good Light
Film · 2025 · also documentaryIn an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their...
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