Movies like Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders (2015)
The best movies like Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders (2015) are The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009), The Menendez Brothers (2024) and Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025). If Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders hooked you with its documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
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- Highest ratedAmerican Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)7.3/10 from 786 votes
- NewestA Toxic Love Story (2026)Released 2026
The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009)
Entertainingly led by famous Hollywood historian Scott Michaels, this epic documentary employs never-before-seen autopsy reports, dozens of rare photographs, original Manson Family music recordings, and modern-day visits to the locations where the action went down, in the most complete retelling of the Manson Murders ever put on film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChaos: The Manson Murders (2025)
In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Father, the BTK Killer (2025)
Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhy 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
SnoozefestMovies like thisEvil 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cheshire Murders (2013)
In the early-morning hours of July 23, 2007, in Cheshire, Conn., ex-convicts Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky broke into the family home of William Petit, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17. Dr. Petit was beaten and tied to a pole in the basement. The three women were bound in their bedrooms while the men ransacked the house. The brutal ordeal continued throughout the morning, ending with rape, arson and a horrific triple homicide.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMurder in Monaco (2025)
Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)
A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCome See Me in the Good Light (2025)
In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHeart of a Dog (2015)
Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTed Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019)
New exclusive access and never before heard testimony gives a unique insight into the mind of America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy. Breathtaking archive from the time and the voice of Bundy himself, reveals the monster inside the man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNaqoyqatsi (2002)
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirected by John Ford (1971)
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
SnoozefestMovies like thisSpahn Ranch Worker, The Stoner Van Houten Story (2020)
The story of how ex-con YouTube personality Bruce Fox (aka Stoner Van Houten/Spahn Ranch Worker) turned his life around with the help of Charles Manson.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Manson (1973)
Prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi and Manson "family" members Lynette Fromme, Mary Brunner and Sandra Good discuss the Tate-LaBianca murders.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique (1999)
Larry Wessel presents darkest Hollywood and explores some of tinsel town's most grisly tragedies, including the murders of Sharon Tate and The Black Dahlia.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Charles Manson: The Final Words (2017)
An explosive documentary that changes the conversation about Charles Manson and the notorious "Manson Family" murders.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
No Sense Makes Sense (1993)
Portrait of Charles Manson. Contains various interviews with J.R. Bruun, Boyd Rice, Nikolas Schreck and other persons with an interest in Charles Manson, inter cut with a barrage of weird clips from movies and television.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Charles Manson, The Church of Satan, The Universal Order & The Process Church of Final Judgment (2012)
Out of the spiritual chaos of the 1960s, more strange cults and unorthodox messiahs have emerged than ever. Charles Manson is seen as the annoying result of libertarianism of the 1960s - the Cain who murdered the Abel from The Love Generation. Or in the words of one commentator; "the Elvis of alienation."
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Manson's Missing Victims (2008)
It is almost universally believed by those who were involved with, or who have studied, the Manson murders that there are far more victims still out there. This documentary looks for some of their graves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson (2017)
ABC retells the dark, disturbing story of Manson — and his twisted cult of devoted followers he instructed to carry out a series of grisly homicides in 1969. In this two-hour documentary.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both documentary
Helter Skelter (1976)
The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCharlie Says (2019)
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them – and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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What are the best movies like Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders?
The closest matches to Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders are The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009), The Menendez Brothers (2024) and Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders?
Start with The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009), the closest match to Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders.
What is the highest-rated movie like Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders?
American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020), rated 7.3/10 by 786 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders?
A Toxic Love Story (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders?
Yes: The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009), The Menendez Brothers (2024) and Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025).
How are movies similar to Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.