Movies like An Open Secret (2014)
The best movies like An Open Secret (2014) are Showbiz Kids (2020), Audrie & Daisy (2016) and Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017). If An Open Secret hooked you with its documentary and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMommy Dead and Dearest (2017)7.4/10 from 263 votes
- NewestMaternal Instinct (2026)Released 2026
Showbiz Kids (2020)
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRewind (2019)
Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Girl 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 Hunting Ground (2015)
A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. The film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue—despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath—both their education and justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRoll Red Roll (2019)
At a 2012 pre-season high-school football party in Steubenville, Ohio, a young woman was raped by members of the beloved high school football team. The aftermath exposed an entire culture of complicity—and Roll Red Roll maps out the roles that peer pressure, denial, sports machismo, and social media each played in the tragedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (2022)
Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Invisible War (2012)
An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHell 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Child of Mine (1997)
Thirteen-year-old Kerry is repeatedly sexually abused by several adults, including at one point her mother. Her father sets her up as a prostitute. Kerry finally calls Childline and is put in a safe house, where she tries to come to terms with what has been done to her. Based on a true story, with the names changed to protect the real Kerry's identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story (2024)
When a 12-year-old boy escapes from the home he's been raised in by a popular parent influencer, police discover that viral fame was a cover for a house of horrors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Just, Melvin: Just Evil (2000)
A documentary about a man who molested generations of his children and stepchildren.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (2025)
Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDevil 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
Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. Victims' stories and a disturbing interview with O'Grady offer a view into the troubled mind of the spiritual leader who moved from parish to parish gaining trust ... all the while betraying so many.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCapturing the Friedmans (2003)
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Am Jane Doe (2017)
Chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex-trafficking on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds section that for years was part of the Village Voice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
SnoozefestMovies like thisMiss Representation (2011)
The film MISS REPRESENTATION exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality. Explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman. It’s time to break that cycle of mistruths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Family I Had (2017)
In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act. Now, left to pick up the pieces, the survivors test the boundaries of their newly defined reality in this moving true crime exploration of the nature and limits of familial love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (2023)
Survivors, whistleblowers, and experts recount the Boy Scouts of America's decadeslong cover-up of sexual abuse cases and its heartbreaking impact.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
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
The Tinder Swindler (2022)
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now, some victims plan for payback.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAbducted in Plain Sight (2017)
A family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wolfpack (2015)
Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films that they watch. Nicknamed ‘The Wolfpack’, the brothers spend their childhood reenacting their favorite films using elaborate home-made props and costumes. Their world is shaken up when one of the brothers escapes and everything changes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (2026)
Elizabeth Smart's harrowing abduction at 14 from her family's Utah home unfolds through her own words and never-before-seen material in this documentary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDirty John: The Dirty Truth (2019)
John Meehan created a terrifying trap of seduction, deceit and betrayal for countless victims. The illuminating revelations into his backstory showcase a series of events that flipped switches to create a monster wired for psychopathy. Goffard exposes John’s troubled background that built the foundation for his ominous fantasy world of lies and manipulation. In addition to hearing the Newell family’s terrifying tale, John’s first wife Tonia Bales and her daughters Emily and Abigail Meehan speak out, along with other women from his past who were caught in his web of lies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisVoyeur (2017)
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like An Open Secret?
The closest matches to An Open Secret are Showbiz Kids (2020), Audrie & Daisy (2016) and Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after An Open Secret?
People who watched An Open Secret most often go on to Showbiz Kids (2020), Audrie & Daisy (2016) and Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like An Open Secret?
Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017), rated 7.4/10 by 263 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like An Open Secret?
Maternal Instinct (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like An Open Secret?
Yes: Showbiz Kids (2020), Audrie & Daisy (2016) and Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017).
How are movies similar to An Open Secret chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside An Open Secret, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.