Movies like The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)
The best movies like The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020) are The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023), Tempestad (2017) and Give Up Tomorrow (2011). If The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo 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 ratedParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)7.6/10 from 215 votes
- NewestMaternal Instinct (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishThe Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023)Also in Spanish
The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023)
Between 1998 and 2005, a wave of murders targeting elderly women hit Mexico City, triggering the hunt for — and capture — of a most unlikely suspect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTempestad (2017)
A woman is recruited to a prison controlled by organized crime while another woman searches for her missing daughter. Through images that submerges us in a journey from north to south Mexico, both testimonies collide and take us to the center of a storm: a country where violence has taken control of our lives, our desires and our dreams.
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
Presumed Guilty (2008)
Two young Mexican attorneys attempt to exonerate a wrongly convicted man by making a documentary. In the process, they expose the contradictions of a judicial system that presumes suspects guilty until proven innocent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Our Father (2022)
After a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme involving donor sperm and a popular fertility doctor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDevil’s Freedom (2017)
Mexico, 2016. In some of the world's most dangerous cities life is not worth much. Looking into the eyes of the protagonists of violence, victims as well as executioners, helps to understand how fear inserted itself in the subconscious of our society. Through a network of concrete stories, we are facing the most obscure traits of the human psyche, the frail balance between humanity and evil.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo (2023)
For the first time, complainants against La Luz del Mundo megachurch leaders expose the abuses they suffered through exclusive interviews.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Midnight Family (2019)
In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a for-profit ambulance, competing with other unlicensed EMTs for patients in need of urgent care. In this cutthroat industry, they struggle to keep their financial needs from compromising the people in their care.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIce 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
In 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
Narco Cultura (2013)
To a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco-traffickers have become iconic outlaws and the new models of fame and success. They represent a pathway out of the ghetto, nurturing a new American dream fueled by the war on drugs. Narco Cultura looks at this explosive phenomenon from within, exposing cycles of addiction to money, drugs, and violence that are rapidly gaining strength on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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
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 thisParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat 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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
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: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisRisk (2017)
Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium (2019)
For years, the murder of Chilean protest singer Victor Jara was blamed on an official in Pinochet's army. Now in exile, he tries to exonerate himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
An 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
Witch Hunt (2008)
Executive Producer Sean Penn presents "Witch Hunt," a gripping indictment of the American justice system told through the lens of one small town. Voters in Bakersfield, California elected a tough on crime district attorney into office for more than 25 years. During his tenure he convicted dozens of innocent working class moms and dads. They went to prison, some for decades, before being exonerated. He remains in office today. This story on a micro level mirrors what the US has experienced over the last eight years. When power is allowed to exist without oversight civil rights are in jeopardy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Murder 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 Thousand Cuts (2020)
Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Journalist Maria Ressa places the tools of the free press—and her freedom—on the line in defense of truth and democracy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Accidental Twins (2024)
Two sets of identical twins switched at birth in Colombia explore their complex history and new identities in this captivating documentary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Assassins (2021)
True crime meets global spy thriller in this gripping account of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader. The film follows the trial of the two female assassins, probing the question: were the women trained killers or innocent pawns of North Korea?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Maternal 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
SnoozefestMovies 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisCon Mum (2025)
A chef's life is upended when a jet-setting, champagne-sipping, hotel-hopping woman claims to be his long-lost mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo?
The closest matches to The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo are The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023), Tempestad (2017) and Give Up Tomorrow (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo?
People who watched The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo most often go on to The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023), Tempestad (2017) and Give Up Tomorrow (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo?
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996), rated 7.6/10 by 215 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo?
Maternal Instinct (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo?
Yes: The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders (2023), Tempestad (2017) and Presumed Guilty (2008).
How are movies similar to The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.