Movies like Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
The best movies like Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992) are Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003), Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019) and Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014). If Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer 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 ratedDear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)8.1/10 from 621 votes
- NewestZodiac Killer Project (2025)Released 2025
- Same seriesAileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.
Why it matches: Same series: Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield · both documentary & crime
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: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in South Central Los Angeles in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield took his camera to the alleged killer’s neighborhood for another view.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlbert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)
Albert Fish, the horrific true story of elderly cannibal, sadomasochist, and serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in Depression-era New York City. Distorting biblical tales, Albert Fish takes the themes of pain, torture, atonement and suffering literally as he preys on victims to torture and sacrifice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
SnoozefestMovies like thisAileen: 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 thisZodiac Killer Project (2025)
Against the backdrop of deserted spaces, a filmmaker explores his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary, delving into the true crime genre's inner workings at a saturation point.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the case of a man who became an authority on capital punishment, but was discredited when he got involved on the wrong side of a court case. Leuchter, a meek man whose appearance belies his grim expertise, develops what he says is a more effective electric chair. Before long, he's in demand from officials who want his opinions on other execution methods. But when called to aid the case of an accused Holocaust denier, Leuchter's problems begin.
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 thisThe Happy Face Killer: Mind of a Monster (2021)
Detective Rick Buckner has to prove Keith Jesperson is the serial killer known as Happy Face Killer, guilty of murdering a woman in 1995, and has to make sure he is apprehended before he kills again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
The Confessions of Thomas Quick (2015)
A loner from an early age, Thomas Quick went on to become Sweden's most notorious serial killer, openly confessing to the gruesome murders of more than 30 people. Held for decades in a psychiatric institute, Quick's confessions emerged after years working with a group of touchy feely therapists, convinced that the recovery of memories would cure patients of their criminality. In a country with a low crime rate, the nation watched with horror as Quick's confessions mounted, accounting for many of the country's unsolved murders. With testimonials from a range of people whose lives have been dominated by this story - including Quick himself - and dramatic reenactment, Brian Hill weaves a stylish noir thriller that works a treat on the big screen. What appears at first to be a tale of unimaginable evil evolves into something much more layered as Hill digs deep into the motivations behind those working closely with Quick.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Capturing 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 crime & documentary
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 thisThe Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2013)
An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalised scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killing of America (1981)
A documentary of the decline of America, composed of archival material and exclusive footage, carnage, madness, and mayhem with an unapologetic sincerity on the factual depiction of violence in the industrialized nation of the United States. Featuring a juxtaposition of detailed accounts of terrible acts, brutal behavior, and interviews from experts and convicted killers alike.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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 thisOut of Mind, Out of Sight (2014)
Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to share their experiences with stunning frankness. The result is two remarkable documentaries: the first, NCR: Not Criminally Responsible, premiered at Hot Docs in the spring of 2013 and follows the story of a violent patient released into the community. The second film, Out of Mind, Out of Sight, returns to the Brockville Mental Health Centre to profile four patients, two men and two women, as they struggle to gain control over their lives so they can return to a society that often fears and demonizes them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Amanda 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 thisThe Imposter (2012)
In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Thin Blue Line (1988)
One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Central Park Five (2012)
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pig Farm (2011)
The life and murders of one of the worst serial killers in history, Robert Pickton who went unchallenged for decades.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (2024)
In 1991, Wanda Holloway was arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter Shanna's cheerleading rival so that Shanna could get a place on the team. Now, Shanna reveals the truth behind what happened for the first time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer (1992)
Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, loving father--and ruthless killer of over 100 people. You'll meet him in this powerful documentary that features one of the most vivid and disturbing interviews ever recorded--taped behind the walls of the prison where Kuklinski is serving two consecutive life sentences for multiple homicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle (2013)
The discovery of the mutilated body of a mentally challenged young mother begins a journey into madness that is so unbelievable the mastermind behind the crime ultimately got away with murder. Revealing for the first time how and why it happened filmmaker J. David Miles ventures into the insane mind of a small town crime family's matriarch and uncovers a conspiracy that continues to elude law enforcement to this very day. By going straight to the murderers themselves for interviews it is a true crime investigation like you have never seen, unveiling an alternate motive to what was presented in the courtroom that is as bizarre as it is heartbreaking.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House (2023)
Russ McKamey is the creator of the world's "most extreme haunted house" - McKamey Manor. He is also a manipulative abuser, according to three people who realize the horror is never over once you decide to enter the Manor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)
Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the original judge and police investigators.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAileen Wuornos : Mind of a Monster (2020)
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos writes down her darkest secrets for her best friend while on Florida's death row; now, for the first time, those secrets are revealed in detail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & crime
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What are the best movies like Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer?
The closest matches to Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer are Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003), Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019) and Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer?
People who watched Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer most often go on to Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019), Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014) and Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007).
What is the highest-rated movie like Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer?
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008), rated 8.1/10 by 621 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer?
Zodiac Killer Project (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield, which includes Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003).
Are there English movies like Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer?
Yes: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003), Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019) and Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014).
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