Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-real-case" theme.

Anthology series based on real criminal cases, featuring an interview with the actual perpetrator at the end of each episode.

The Forest of Love is a crime drama movie that follows a group of young people in Japan who get involved in a dark and twisted criminal case. Based on a real-life incident, the story revolves around the parents, students, and friends of a girl who become victims of torture, drinking, and mental illness. The movie explores themes of trauma and the supernatural as it delves into the depths of the forest where the events take place.

When Jennifer Dulos goes missing, her husband becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. As the police investigation unfolds, dark secrets and shocking revelations are revealed, exposing a web of marital infidelity, emotional abuse, and deceit.

Rama, a literature professor and novelist, travels to Saint-Omer to observe the trial of Laurence Coly, a Senegalese immigrant accused of leaving her daughter on a beach. Rama, who is pregnant and in a mixed-race relationship, connects with Coly and plans to write a modern-day retelling of the Medea myth. As she learns more about Coly's life, Rama becomes increasingly anxious about her own life and pregnancy.

Muqi, a young pop star becomes more and more arrogant, especially with his manager Nagatsuki, a long-time friend who suddenly commits suicide. Muqi finds himself crushed by sadness and guilt. At the funeral, he meets Master Bensheng, guru of a cult his friend belonged to. If at first, he finds comfort within his place, cracks may soon appear in the caring appearances of the cult members.

Cordelia, a cellist living in a basement apartment in London, becomes the victim of a stalker. As she tries to uncover the identity of her tormentor, she experiences panic attacks and becomes an unreliable narrator. The film explores themes of identity, trauma, and psychological suspense.

In 1930s Dusseldorf, Germany, during the Great Depression, a unemployed man named Peter Kurten leads a double life as a psychopath and a serial killer. As the police investigation intensifies, a journalist becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth.

Dreaded serial killer Peter Kurten voluntarily turns himself over to the authorities. A young lawyer, eager to prove Kurten's mental derangement, agrees to defend a man who terrorized Germany between 1929 and 1931. In studying the case and meeting with the intelligent, cold-blooded manipulator, the young idealist's values become warped.

Mi Chong is a young man with crippling social anxiety. He is so unsatisfied with his miserable existence, which mainly involves staying at home all day, frozen with fear about social interaction, that he finally decides to end his life. He heads down to a nearby river, intent on committing suicide. But when he sees a young girl named Zhi Liu in the river, about to drown, he instinctively dives in to save her. Little did he know but Zhi Liu has also been through a very rough time. Unlike him, she is an extrovert, but her tumultuous family life has taken its toll on her, and she wants to get away from the people who have caused her pain. An unlikely friendship develops between these two individuals, despite their polar opposite personalities – but could love also follow?

Blanca, an 18-year-old foster home resident, is the key witness in a scandal involving kids, politicians and rich men taking part in sex parties. Yet, the more questions are asked, the less clear it becomes what Blanca’s role in the scandal exactly is.

In a time without the internet or social media, Mónica battled the pressures of fame while starring in the beloved children's show Sube a mi nube. Though the show brought joy to many, it slowly consumed her, as she struggled with the weight of her mental health in a world that didn't understand her pain.

America's most prolific female serial killer's calculated lifestyle derails, resulting in a series of horrific discoveries that remain a mystery to this day. Based on a true story.

Hynek Michánek wants to study medicine but fails his entrance exams five times. He starts a job as an orderly in a district hospital where one of the doctors on the examining board works as well. He feels no-one takes him seriously and he loathes the doctors, who treat him with disdain. When an old man begs him to end his pain and suffering by helping him to die, Hynek gives him a "liberating" injection. But now he has done it once, he finds he can't stop. He continues killing other patients, even though he knows he can't get away with it for long.

A man accepts a job in a night club to make ends meet. When the owner of the club is found murdered his jealous wife is accused of the murder. He believes her innocent however and fights to clear her name. The film is based on a real life case.

This documentary follows ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko from his forced exile from Russia, to his death from poisoning in November of 2006.

A Lucky Man follows the story of a talented rugby player who becomes the victim of a brutal gang rape. The movie explores the traumatic experiences he faces and his struggle to come to terms with the incident. Through a non-linear narrative, the film dives into themes of trauma, PTSD, and the effects of sexual assault on men.