Movies Based on True Crime

Based on a true story, a mother of two in the midst of a bitter divorce from her wealthy and abusive husband learns that he has hired a hitman to have her killed.

A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.

A grieving mother sets out to find the murderer of her daughter.

A baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

Follows the abduction of 16 year old girl in California in 2013.

The true story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. A mountain man kidnaps the 17-year-old, his chilling plan to get himself a woman--and keep her forever. Thus begins the ordeal.

A housewife is driven by jealousy to conspire against the mother of her daughter's rival.

A pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?

Domestic violence victim Tracey Thurman winds up in an ongoing struggle to convince the police to take her seriously as her husband Buck's physical and emotional abuse escalates.

In Tate, Oklahoma a popular coach, Pete Nash, is accused of having a sexual relation with 14 years old Amy, one of his school's pupils.

Betty torments her husband with childish vandalism and verbal threats after he leaves her for another woman, but nobody anticipates what ends up happening as the games escalate.

A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.

Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.

17-year-old Ashley Reeves is left for dead in the woods following a brutal attack. After spending 30 horrific hours in the cold, gravely wounded, lying in the dirt, and paralyzed, she is found alive by the police.

The "true story" of John Smith and his disappearing wives, and how the perseverance of his second wife Fran's daughter and sister finally brought the story together and broke at least part of the case.

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

A wealthy young Canadian department store heiress tries her best to help out a deeply troubled and jealous childhood friend, with disastrous results that shock the whole country.

A young girl begins to suspect that her neighbor on a quiet suburban street is fugitive family killer John List.

Kerry Ellison is sexually harassed at work. No matter how much she complains, the problem, Jack Gilcrest, is unstoppable. Kerry's only left option is court. Will she win?

A beautiful young computer technician starting off her career in Silicon Valley during the 1980s is stalked and harassed by a deranged colleague with a twisted obsession.

A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.

Diane and David love each other, but when they go to separate army academies, David has an affair. Diane snaps and ultimately something very sinister happens that the couple get involved in.

Serial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessions signed with a happy face.

After a very messy divorce, a man starts suspecting his ex-wife and her new boyfriend of various crimes.