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Crime films based on actual events
Sudden Fury
A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.
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The Laundromat
When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a...
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True Story
A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
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All Good Things
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.
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Greedy
Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
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Patty Hearst
The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent with her captors made her question herself and her way of life and she joined forces with the c...
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An Officer and a Murderer
The true story of Colonel Russell Williams, one Canada’s most powerful and respected Air Force Officers, who committed numerous brutal crimes and was eventually brought down by a tenacious small town...
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Cropsey
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
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Georgetown
Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, th...
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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
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