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Documentaries like The Staircase

Not everyone loves The Staircase for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Staircase

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  1. You want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself.

  2. You like a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial.

  3. You can live with never knowing what happened on that staircase.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory2012

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you followed the West Memphis Three case and want to see how it ended.

  • Making a Murderer2015

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself

    Good for you if you want to weigh the evidence in the Steven Avery case yourself.

  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills1996

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you want the true story of the West Memphis Three, told as it unfolded.

  • House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths2021

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you want to understand a real case that shook Delhi.

  • Unsolved Mysteries2020

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • you can live with never knowing what happened on that staircase

    Good for you if you like a case you can try to solve in an hour.

  • The Imposter2012

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself

    Good for you if you like an investigation where the questions keep changing.

  • Paradise Lost 2: Revelations2000

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you want to follow a real case that kept doubting its own verdict.

  • Evil Genius2018

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you like a true crime case that keeps getting stranger.

  • A Deadly American Marriage2025

    • you can live with never knowing what happened on that staircase

    Good for you if you like hearing both sides and judging for yourself.

  • Casting JonBenet2017

    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial
    • you can live with never knowing what happened on that staircase

    Good for you if you like a film that leaves the question open on purpose.

  • The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann2019

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you want a detailed look at a case you remember from the news.

  • Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?2020

    • you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself
    • a camera inside a real defense team during a murder trial

    Good for you if you follow real cases and the people caught up in them.

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