Movies like Take Care of Maya (2023)
The best movies like Take Care of Maya (2023) are The Investigation of Lucy Letby (2026), Victim/Suspect (2023) and I Am Vanessa Guillen (2022). If Take Care of Maya hooked you with its documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedTell Me Who I Am (2019)7.4/10 from 277 votes
- NewestA Toxic Love Story (2026)Released 2026
The Investigation of Lucy Letby (2026)
An engaging and thought-provoking look at Lucy Letby, the former nurse serving life in prison after being convicted of the murders of seven infants and the attempted murders of seven others.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVictim/Suspect (2023)
Investigative journalist Rae de Leon travels nationwide to uncover and examine a shocking pattern: Young women tell the police they’ve been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they’re charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Am Vanessa Guillen (2022)
Vanessa Guillen was 20 years old when she was found murdered at a US Army base. Rather than submit to silence, her family fought for justice and change.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCapturing the Killer Nurse (2022)
Charlie Cullen was an experienced registered nurse, trusted and beloved by his colleagues at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. He is also one of history’s most prolific serial killers, with a body count potentially numbering in the hundreds across multiple medical facilities in the Northeast.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAudrie & Daisy (2016)
A documentary film about three cases of rape, that includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman. At the time of the sexual assaults, Pott was 15 and Coleman was 14 years old. After the assaults, the victims and their families were subjected to abuse and cyberbullying.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Friend of the Family: True Evil (2022)
Jan Broberg and her family tell the unbelievable story of how she survived two kidnappings and years of childhood sexual abuse by a family friend.
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Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)
Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbducted in Plain Sight (2017)
A family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Toxic Love Story (2026)
A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChowchilla (2023)
Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.
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Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert (2023)
For the first and last time, Amber Hagerman’s mother details her daughter’s shocking murder and shares chilling documentary footage that captures the 9-year-old’s final days; Amber’s legacy is an alert system that has saved over a thousand children.
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My Daughter's Killer (2022)
A father fights for decades to bring his daughter's killer to justice in France and Germany before taking extreme measures.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirl in the Picture (2022)
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.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisStolen Children (2025)
The film takes us to Georgia, where the shadows of the post-Soviet past still loom large. At its center is investigative reporter Tamuna Museridze, who sets out to unravel a profoundly personal mystery. As she follows the trail of a widespread 1990s scheme in which newborns were taken from Georgian maternity wards and trafficked across the world, she exposes networks, mechanisms, and long-buried secrets along with family tragedies that remain just as painful today. The scale of the practice is staggering: as many as 100,000 children were stolen from hospitals and sold. Among them were Amy and Ano, twin sisters separated at birth who finally found each other in 2024 through social media.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
What Jennifer Did (2024)
When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Truth vs. Alex Jones (2024)
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)
Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me (2023)
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Truth About Jussie Smollett? (2025)
The shocking true story of an allegedly fake story that some now say might just be a true story. With first-hand interviews from those at the helm, including investigating police, lawyers, journalists and Jussie himself, this compelling documentary invites the audience to decide for themselves who is telling The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
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Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare (2024)
Kirat falls for a man she meets online, only to get swept up in a virtual relationship that upends her life for years. Her online courtship takes an unsettling turn when she learns that her romantic interest harbours a dark secret and sinister motives, leading to a harrowing ordeal, in this shocking documentary.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage (2024)
Documentary revealing the shocking story of how Richard Spencer was subjected to years of abuse at the hands of his wife Sheree. This is the disturbing tale of the suffering that Richard endured, with compelling footage of the abuse captured on camera and in audio recordings, as well as written testimonials.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (2023)
Out-of-control teens across America were sent to a therapy camp in the harsh Utah desert. The conditions were brutal, but the staff were even worse.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisRosa Peral's Tapes (2023)
This true-crime documentary film features Rosa Peral's first interview from prison since she was convicted of murdering her partner aided by an ex-lover.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Disappearance of My Mother (2019)
Aging fashion model Benedetta Barzini strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son’s determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera’s gaze.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Great Photo, Lovely Life (2023)
A photojournalist turns her lens on the decades of sexual abuse her family and community experienced at the hands of her grandfather in this unflinching portrait of intergenerational trauma, family secrets, and redemption.
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Trainwreck: Balloon Boy (2025)
A homemade flying saucer lifts off, and a 6-year-old boy might be inside. National panic ensues — but what truly happened? This documentary investigates.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisMemories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (2021)
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTell Me Who I Am (2019)
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisKids for Cash (2014)
Filmmaker Robert May chronicles the case of a once-respected judge who received kickbacks for sending juvenile offenders to prison, even for minor crimes.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Take Care of Maya?
The closest matches to Take Care of Maya are The Investigation of Lucy Letby (2026), Victim/Suspect (2023) and I Am Vanessa Guillen (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Take Care of Maya?
People who watched Take Care of Maya most often go on to The Investigation of Lucy Letby (2026), Victim/Suspect (2023) and I Am Vanessa Guillen (2022).
What is the highest-rated movie like Take Care of Maya?
Tell Me Who I Am (2019), rated 7.4/10 by 277 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Take Care of Maya?
A Toxic Love Story (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Take Care of Maya?
Yes: The Investigation of Lucy Letby (2026), Victim/Suspect (2023) and I Am Vanessa Guillen (2022).
How are movies similar to Take Care of Maya chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Take Care of Maya, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.