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Documentaries like Detainment

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The 3 reasons people love Detainment

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  1. You want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations.

  2. You can't look away from two child actors carrying a film.

  3. You want to face how children could commit a crime.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Bus 1742002

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations

    Good for you if you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.

  • The Act2019

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations
    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you want to understand a true crime from inside the house.

  • Mystic River2003

    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story2022

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations
    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you want to understand how police and institutions failed his victims for over a decade.

  • Black Bird2022

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations
    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you can't look away from Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall.

  • American Murder: Gabby Petito2025

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations

    Good for you if you want to understand Gabby Petito's last weeks beyond the headlines.

  • MINDHUNTER2017

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations

    Good for you if you like stories built on real cases and real killers.

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story2025

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations
    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you want to watch Charlie Hunnam vanish into a hard role.

  • American Nightmare2024

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations

    Good for you if you want the real people telling their own story in their own words.

  • The Ripper2020

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations

    Good for you if you want the victims and their families heard, not just the killer.

  • Unbelievable2019

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations
    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you want a true case told with respect for the women it happened to.

  • The Perfect Neighbor2025

    • you want to understand a real case through the words of its interrogations

    Good for you if you want a story told almost only through real police footage.

  • Prisoners2013

    • you can't look away from two child actors carrying a film

    Good for you if you like watching an actor go somewhere raw. Hugh Jackman does.

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