Movies Like 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

If you liked 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003), a tv movie and documentary movie directed by John Salcido, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and documentary
Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. Victims' stories and a…
2
Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and documentary
When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in South Central Los Angeles in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later…
3
4 Little Girls (1997)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of…
4
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)
★ 7/10Also documentary and crime
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
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Dream/Killer (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crime
In 2005, 20-year-old Ryan Ferguson was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. dream/killer is the story of how his father Bill embarked on 10-year campaign to prove Ryan’s…
6
Girl in the Picture (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and documentary
A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
7
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
★ 8/10Also documentary and tv movie
Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Michael Jackson's solo career, this legendary performance took place on September 10, 2001.
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O.J.: Made in America (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also documentary and crime
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
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Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also documentary and crime
Through raw, revealing footage and interviews with fugitive tech pioneer John McAfee, this documentary uncovers new layers of his wild years on the run.
10
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019)
★ 8/10Also documentary and tv movie
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet…
12
Audrey (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
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A Deadly American Marriage (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and documentary
A chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What really happened inside a family's quiet suburban home? Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores Jason Corbett's brutal death.
14
The Two Escobars (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and documentary
Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellin Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates…
15
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and documentary
A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law…
16
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
★ 7.6/10Also documentary and crime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
17
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also documentary and crime
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which…
18
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and crime
Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the…
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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also documentary and crime
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the…
20
The Tinder Swindler (2022)
★ 7/10Also documentary and crime
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now, some victims plan for payback.