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19 best shows like Out of Thin Air (2017)

List of the best shows and series like Out of Thin Air (2017): The Making of The Mob, Trial 4, Outcry, The Most Dangerous Animal of All, World's Most Wanted, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, McMillion$, Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult, Fear City: New York vs The Mafia, The Innocence Files.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, documentary, crime, history
CountryUSA
Duration00:30

A docudrama series chronicling some of America's most notorious mobsters, each season dealing with a different city/region.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, crime, biography
CountryUSA

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was convicted of sexual assault of a four-year-old boy, and sentenced to 25 years in prison with no possibility for parole. But a groundswell of support emerged for Kelley, calling into question the investigation, the prosecution's tactics and ultimately, the validity of the conviction.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

Soon after his birth-mother contacted him for the first time, Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. His disturbing identity would force Stewart to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

Heinous criminals have avoided capture despite massive rewards and global investigations. This docuseries profiles some of the world’s most wanted.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary, crime, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredocumentary, crime, history
CountryUSA

A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

This four-part documentary series follows the story of India Oxenberg's perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult NXIVM.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

Markimdb: 8
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

Explore the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, a case brought to global attention by the hugely popular Serial podcast.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredocumentary, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

Robert Durst, scion of one of New York’s billionaire real estate families, has been accused of three murders but never convicted. Brilliant, reclusive, and the subject of relentless media scrutiny, he’s never spoken publicly—until now. During interviews with Andrew Jarecki, he reveals secrets of the case that baffled authorities for 30 years. In 2010, Jarecki made the narrative film All Good Things based on the infamous story of Robert Durst. After Durst saw the film, he contacted Jarecki wanting to tell his story. What began as a feature documentary ultimately became a six-part series as more and more of his incredible story was revealed.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

The documentary takes a detailed look at the disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday with her family.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUSA

This docuseries explores the period between 1979 and 1981 when at least 30 African-American children and young adults disappeared or were murdered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Markimdb: 8.9
Genrehorror, comedy, documentary, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Hosts Ryan & Shane discuss mysteries surrounding notorious unsolved crimes.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredocumentary, crime
CountrySpain

New interviews and an up-to-date analysis of evidence shed light on the 1992 murders of three girls in Spain and their profound impact on the nation.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, crime, detective
CountryUSA

A four-part documentary series revolving around the case of single mother Barbara Hamburg, who was brutally murdered in 2010 near her home in the upper-middle class enclave of Madison, Connecticut. The series presents first-time filmmaker Madison Hamburg’s complicated journey as a young man determined to solve an unspeakable crime and absolve the people he loves, while looking for answers within his fractured family and community.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredocumentary, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

Filmed from the perspectives of dealers, users and the police, this vivid series offers a bracing look at the war on drugs.




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