Shows Like Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
If you liked Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021), a documentary and crime series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Death of the Pastor's Wife (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and crimeWhat happened to Mica Miller? This documentary series retraces her promising life, toxic marriage and the mysterious circumstances of her death.
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Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and crimeSerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
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Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crimeBeneath the sunlit glamour of 1985 L.A. lurks a relentlessly evil serial killer. In this true-crime story, two detectives won't rest until they catch him.
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Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda (2011)
★ 8.9/10Also documentary and crimeA non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with…
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Amy Bradley Is Missing (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and crimeThis true-crime series investigates the 1998 disappearance of a 23-year-old woman from a Caribbean cruise and her family's tireless search for answers.
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and crimeAn overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
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Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crimeIn this true-crime documentary, a cult expert and filmmaker infiltrate a polygamist sect to expose a self-proclaimed prophet and bring him to justice.
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Killer Sally (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary and crimeInterviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
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American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crimeArchive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
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Homicide (2024)
★ 7/10Also documentary and crimeDetectives and prosecutors revisit their most challenging homicide cases in this chilling true-crime docuseries.
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The Yogurt Shop Murders (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeIn 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. What happened that night forever shook the Austin community and continues to mystify the police and haunt the families left…
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Dateline (1992)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and documentaryDateline 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…
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Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and crimeDiscover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. Hear harrowing accounts from former child stars and crew who probe the balance of power in the industry and reveal an era that…
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Dirty Money (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and documentaryFrom crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption.
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Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)
★ 7/10Also crime and documentaryCrime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the…
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Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and crimeInsider accounts and never-seen-before footage tell the story of the 7/7 bombings on London's transport network in 2005 — and its explosive aftermath.
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The Killing Season (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and documentaryFollow documentarians Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they investigate one of the most bizarre unsolved serial killer cases of our time – the deaths of ten sex workers discovered on Gilgo Beach, Long Island.
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The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeThrough bodycam footage, texts and interviews with loved ones, this documentary investigates the horrifying murder of four University of Idaho students.
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Heist (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeMillions in stolen cash. Missing luxury bourbon. Watch ordinary people almost get away with these extraordinary heists in this true crime series.
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Worst Neighbor Ever (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and documentaryThis intense documentary series details true stories of neighbors gone bad, from heinous fraud schemes to senseless acts of violent retribution.