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100 True Crime Documentaries to Watch

Explore 100 true crime documentaries, selected for topic accuracy, audience interest, and catalog quality. Browse summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch.

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DatelineRank 1

TV Series

Dateline

Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics.

★ 6.51992Details & where to watch

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48 Hours2

TV Series

48 Hours

This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.

★ 7.01988
Snapped3

TV Series

Snapped

The fascinating cases of every day, seemingly average moms, wives and girlfriends accused of murder. Did they really do it? And if so, why?

★ 7.82004

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