Crime TV Documentaries on Netflix
Last updated December 21, 2024
Serving Life
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsFilmed in a notorious Louisiana prison, this moving documentary chronicles the work of some inmates who find a sense of redemption for their past crimes by volunteering in the jail's hospice, offering compassion to other prisoners as they die.
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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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American Gangster: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsGolden Globe-winning actor Ving Rhames narrates this documentary series that profiles notorious African-American criminal figures, reexamining their crimes, exploring their personal lives and analyzing their effect on the black community. In each episode, the series draws from archival footage, revealing interviews and authentic court records to separate truth from fiction and demystify the life of criminal infamy.
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American Gangster: Season 2
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNarrated by Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames, this gritty documentary series returns with another batch of fascinating true stories profiling some of American history's most notorious black criminals. Segments include exposés about Philadelphia's black Mafia; Chicago mobster Larry Hoover and his Gangster Disciples; and Frank Lucas, the drug kingpin who inspired director Ridley Scott's 2007 thriller American Gangster.
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American Gangster: Season 3
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsVing Rhames narrates the life and times of Black America's most notorious criminals in this third season of the eye-opening BET series. Using archival news footage, vintage interviews, archival photographs and expert testimony, the program paints complex portraits of the sensational figures -- whose crimes include drug dealing, theft and murder -- and examines their legacies through the lens of history.
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American Gangster
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this gripping documentary series from BET, Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames narrates profiles of history's most infamous African American crime figures, delving into the private life and criminal exploits of each subject. Photographs and film clips illustrate eyewitness and law enforcement accounts of Frank Lucas (subject of the film American Gangster), Philadelphia's Black Mafia, Larry Hoover, Nicky Barnes, the Beltway Snipers and others.
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Great Crimes and Trials
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFrom serial murders to assassinations to kidnappings, this documentary series chronicles notorious crimes committed between the 1960s and 2000s and their subsequent investigations, trials and punishments.
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Great Crimes and Trials
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith cases dating from the 1960s to the 2000s. The series offers a winning formula of the details of the crime, followed by the Police investigation and then the trial and the punishment.
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Mafia's Greatest Hits
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis bare-knuckled documentary series explores the infamous characters at the heart of the American branch of the Italian crime organization. The FBI's relentless battle to counter the Mafia's influence provides a drama that stretches over decades.
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Mafia's Greatest Hits
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsLooking back on the Mafia's greatest "hits," this gritty documentary series profiles the people at the center of America's most powerful organized crime group. Even the FBI can't curb the Mafia's influence, despite decades of tireless efforts.
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DEA: Season 1
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsGo on the hunt with Drug Enforcement Administration agents as they put their lives on the line. Season 1 finds Detroit's Group 14 targeting dope houses, battling heavily armed drug organizations and coordinating simultaneous raids across the city.
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DEA: Season 2
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSeason 2 of this hard-hitting reality series follows DEA Group 5-6 as they crack down on dangerous drug traffickers in Newark, N.J. The agents seize an $11 million meth shipment, face down Colombian drug lords and more.
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DEA
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsGo on the hunt with Drug Enforcement Administration special agents and task force officers as they put their lives on the line going undercover, tracking down street dealers and international drug traffickers, and executing dangerous raids.
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TEDTalks: Crime & Punishment
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe world of criminals, drug lords and social deviants -- these TED speakers fight it daily. Watch as they shape the meaning of a more just society. Topics include organized crime, network security, terrorism, incarceration and more.
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TEDTalks: Crime & Punishment
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe world of criminals, drug lords and social deviants -- these TED speakers fight it daily. Watch as they shape the meaning of a more just society. Topics include organized crime, network security, terrorism, incarceration and more.
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