For all those Sherlock fans out there that are dying for more crime shows, look no further because this list of 9 of the best Netflix documentaries will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat much like the wildly popular series starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
In contrast to Sherlock, these documentaries are based on real crime which gives the storyline a haunting grit that will have your eyes glued to the screen. Several of the documentaries are Netflix originals so you know that they are going to be top quality shows.
Videos by PopCulture.com
Click “Start Slideshow” to check out the 9 must watch Netflix documentaries.
What Netflix crime documentary are you most looking forward to watching?
MORE: Here’s Everything Coming To Netflix In February | Netflix Releases New JonBenet Documentary Clip, And It Is Beyond Creepy | Netflix Just Crushed Its Fourth Quarter Earnings | Netflix Is About To Get Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee | Amy Schumer Reveals Alarming Stage Photo Teasing Her New Netflix Special | Netflix Is About To Get Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee | A Netflix Analyst Just Revealed Why You Need To Buy Stock In It Right Now | Netflix Stocks Reach All-Time High
[H/T Pop Sugar]
Making A Murderer
“He served 18 years for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he’s on the line again, and some want to see him put away for good.”
Into The Abyss
“In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas,master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Grizzly Man) probes the human psyche to explore why people kill – and why a state kills. In intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (scheduled to die within eight days of appearing on-screen), Herzog achieves what he describes as ‘a gaze into the abyss of the human soul.’ Herzog’s inquiries also extend to the families of the victims and perpetrators as well as a state executioner and pastor who’ve been with death row prisoners as they’ve taken their final breaths. As he’s so often done before, Herzog’s investigation unveils layers of humanity, making an enlightening trip out of ominous territory.”
Cartel Land
“Cartel Land is a classic western set in the 21st century, pitting vigilantes on both sides of the border against the vicious Mexican drug cartels. With unprecedented access, this character-driven film provokes deep questions about lawlessness, the breakdown of order, and whether it is just for citizens to take up arms to fight violence with violence.”
Cocaine Cowboys
“In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago – and it put the city on the map. “Cocaine Cowboys” is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.
Welcome to the Fandango MOVIECLIPS Trailer Vault Channel. Where trailers from the past, from recent to long ago, from a time before YouTube, can be enjoyed by all. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down.”
The Hunting Ground
“From the team behind The Invisible War, comes a startling exposé of rape crimes on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families. Weaving together verité footage and first-person testimonies, the film follows survivors as they pursue their education while fighting for justice — despite harsh retaliation, harassment and pushback at every level.”
Audrie & Daisy
“Two different girls sexually assaulted on two different nights, in two different towns. Audrie & Daisy takes a hard look at the issues faced by America’s teenagers who are coming of age in the new world of social media bullying, spun wildly out of control.”
Tabloid
“Thirty years before the antics of Lindsay, Paris and Britney, Joyce McKinney made her mark as a peerless tabloid queen. In TABLOID, Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (THE FOG OF WAR) follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen with an IQ of 168, whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her on a labyrinthine crusade for love. Down a surreal rabbit hole of kidnapping, masochistic Mormons, risque photography, magic underwear, celestial sex, jail time and a cloning laboratory in South Korea, Joyce’s fantastic exploits were constant headlines.”
Soaked In Bleach
“SOAKED IN BLEACH reveals the events behind Kurt Cobain’s death as seen through the eyes of Tom Grant, the private investigator that was hired by Courtney Love in 1994 to track down her missing husband (Kurt Cobain) only days before his deceased body was found at their Seattle home. Cobain’s death was ruled a suicide by the police (a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound), but doubts have circulated for twenty years as to the legitimacy of this ruling, especially due to the work of Mr. Grant, a former L.A. County Sheriff’s detective, who did his own investigation and determined there was significant empirical and circumstantial evidence to conclude that foul play could very well have occurred. The film develops as a narrative mystery with cinematic re-creations, interviews with key experts and witnesses and the examination of official artifacts from the 1994 case. Coming soon in 2014.”
Shenandoah
“An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution and today in decline and struggling to survive and retain its identity, soul and values – all of which were dramatically challenged when four of the town’s white, star football players were charged in the beating death of an undocumented Mexican immigrant named Luis Ramirez. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Turnley’s most personal work, Shenandoah creates a deeply felt portrait of a working class community, and the American Dream on trial.”
SHENANDOAH- TRAILER- A FILM BY DAVID TURNLEY from David Turnley on Vimeo.
