Shows Like O.J.: Made in America
If you liked O.J.: Made in America (2016), a documentary 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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Dear Mama (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also documentaryExplore the history of activist Afeni Shakur and hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, two voices that could not be silenced. Told through the eyes of the people who knew them best, this series is an intimate wide-angle portrait…
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Last Chance U (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also documentaryIn a docuseries set at one of NCAA football's most fertile recruiting grounds, guys with red flags seek to prove their worth on the field and in class.
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Homicide (2024)
★ 7/10Also documentaryDetectives and prosecutors revisit their most challenging homicide cases in this chilling true-crime docuseries.
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Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also documentaryDrivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track — during each cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
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Death of the Pastor's Wife (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also documentaryWhat happened to Mica Miller? This documentary series retraces her promising life, toxic marriage and the mysterious circumstances of her death.
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Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also documentaryKeanu Reeves tells one of the greatest sagas in Formula 1 history. Through the insights of Ross Brawn and revered racing icons like Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, all is revealed in this gripping four-part…
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American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also documentaryThe white Bronco. The gloves. The trial of the century. This documentary series investigates the shocking murder case that became a cultural phenomenon.
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also documentaryA revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the…
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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also documentaryVia interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.
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Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also documentarySerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
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Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also documentaryIn 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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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also documentaryAn 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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Worst Neighbor Ever (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also documentaryThis intense documentary series details true stories of neighbors gone bad, from heinous fraud schemes to senseless acts of violent retribution.
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Arnold (2023)
★ 7.9/10Also documentaryThis intimate docuseries follows Arnold Schwarzenegger's multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.
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Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda (2011)
★ 8.9/10Also documentaryA 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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American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also documentaryArchive 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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The Yogurt Shop Murders (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also documentaryIn 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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Mind Over Murder (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also documentaryChronicles the bizarre and psychologically complex story of six individuals who were convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska.
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Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryA group of bright Sarah Lawrence College students fall under the dark influence of a friend's father, Larry Ray. With unprecedented access to the survivors who lived with Ray, the series follows the cult from its…
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Flint Town (2018)
★ 7/10Also documentaryOver a two-year period, filmmakers embedded with cops in Flint, Michigan, reveal a department grappling with volatile issues in untenable conditions.