Movies like The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023)
The best movies like The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023) are Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso (2023), My Daughter's Killer (2022) and An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case (2024). If The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders hooked you with its documentary and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)8.8/10 from 246 votes
- NewestThe Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishThe Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)Also in Spanish
Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso (2023)
This documentary delves into the unanswered questions surrounding the trial of Jessica Wongso — years after the death of her best friend, Mirna Salihin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case (2024)
A star goalkeeper threatens a woman who is pregnant with his child. Her pleas for help go unanswered in the shadow of his fame — then tragedy strikes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case (2023)
When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice — and is put under the national spotlight.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026)
A journalist and a detective uncover the truth about a killer whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Why Did You Kill Me? (2021)
The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisAmanda Knox (2016)
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLong Shot (2017)
When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Deadly American Marriage (2025)
A chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What really happened inside a family's quiet suburban home? Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores Jason Corbett's brutal death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)
After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMissing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023)
July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Menendez Brothers (2024)
Serving life in prison for murdering their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez speak out in this documentary explaining the shocking crime and ensuing trials.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMurder on a Sunday Morning (2001)
2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fire That Took Her (2022)
Mother-of-two Judy Malinowski, then 31, was doused in gasoline and set on fire by her crazed boyfriend – and one of the first ever to testify from beyond the grave, at the trial for her own murder. A story that lives at the intersection of true crime and #MeToo, THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER goes deep inside a landmark case to ask a timely question: How much must women suffer in order to be believed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (2022)
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisInto the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case (2020)
When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Suns (2019)
An epic investigation into countless murders in Mexico. Presented in chapters, the film unfolds methodically through unsettling testimonials, sketching a portrait of an entire country transformed into a gigantic mass grave thanks to a climate of impunity established by both criminal gangs and state authorities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Devil in the Ozarks (2023)
A brazen sexual assault shocks a small town, but goes unsolved for 20 years, until a nearby murder produces a suspect with matching DNA.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Yara (2021)
The murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio shocks the little town of Brembate di Sopra, Italy. To bring the culprit to justice, prosecutors have only scant DNA evidence and no database to compare them to. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Women and the Murderer (2021)
This documentary traces the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim's mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn Broad Daylight: The Narvarte Case (2022)
This documentary unveils evidence of corruption in the investigation into the murder of five people in the Narvarte neighborhood of Mexico City in 2015.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Give Up Tomorrow (2011)
When a teenager from a political family in the Philippines is accused of a double murder, the country’s entire judicial system is put to the test after years of alleged corruption.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Rosa 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
SnoozefestMovies like thisMurder by the Coast (2021)
In 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Cop Movie (2021)
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Child of My Own (2026)
Desperate for a baby and burdened by family and societal expectations, a woman fakes a pregnancy and gets tangled in a crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMaternal Instinct (2026)
Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOut of Thin Air (2017)
Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders?
The closest matches to The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders are Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso (2023), My Daughter's Killer (2022) and An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders?
People who watched The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders most often go on to Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso (2023), My Daughter's Killer (2022) and An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders?
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020), rated 8.8/10 by 246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders?
The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders?
Yes: The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020), Dark Suns (2019) and In Broad Daylight: The Narvarte Case (2022).
How are movies similar to The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.