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Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty
Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty (2022)
GoodWatch score 68
The Surgeon's Cut
The Surgeon's Cut (2020)
GoodWatch score 65
I Survived...
I Survived... (2008)
GoodWatch score 56
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (2022)
GoodWatch score 53
Derren Brown: Apocalypse
Derren Brown: Apocalypse (2012)
GoodWatch score 69
Storage Hunters
Storage Hunters (2011)
GoodWatch score 44
Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail
Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail (2011)
GoodWatch score 74
Beyond Scared Straight
Beyond Scared Straight (2011)
GoodWatch score 78
The Story of India
The Story of India (2007)
GoodWatch score 87
How to Get Rich
How to Get Rich (2023)
GoodWatch score 60
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
Who Killed Garrett Phillips? (2019)
GoodWatch score 76
Waco: Madman or Messiah
Waco: Madman or Messiah (2018)
GoodWatch score 75
Chased by Dinosaurs
Chased by Dinosaurs (2002)
GoodWatch score 73
Koose Munisamy Veerappan
Koose Munisamy Veerappan (2023)
GoodWatch score 87
The TikTok Killer
The TikTok Killer (2026)
GoodWatch score 58
Genius of the Modern World
Genius of the Modern World (2016)
GoodWatch score 76
Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity
Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity (2015)
GoodWatch score 75
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia (2025)
GoodWatch score 66
The Search for Instagram's Worst Con Artist
The Search for Instagram's Worst Con Artist (2023)
GoodWatch score 67
The Motive
The Motive (2020)
GoodWatch score 46
The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph
The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph (2024)
GoodWatch score 40
Babies
Babies (2020)
GoodWatch score 59
Inside the Mossad
Inside the Mossad (2017)
GoodWatch score 82
The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe (2003)
GoodWatch score 80
The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare
The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare (2024)
GoodWatch score 67
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
GoodWatch score 59
World's Most Wanted
World's Most Wanted (2020)
GoodWatch score 67
CTRL+ALT+DESIRE
CTRL+ALT+DESIRE (2024)
GoodWatch score 64
The Wilderness Diva
The Wilderness Diva (2023)
GoodWatch score 82
Man, Woman, Wild
Man, Woman, Wild (2010)
GoodWatch score 67
Scamanda
Scamanda (2025)
GoodWatch score 55
Diagnosis
Diagnosis (2019)
GoodWatch score 76
Home Game
Home Game (2020)
GoodWatch score 83
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006)
GoodWatch score 82
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer (2022)
GoodWatch score 66
India: The Modi Question
India: The Modi Question (2023)
GoodWatch score 68
Class of 92
Class of 92 (2015)
GoodWatch score 60
UFO Hunters
UFO Hunters (2008)
GoodWatch score 59
Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (2017)
GoodWatch score 81
Pervert: Hunting the Strip Search Caller
Pervert: Hunting the Strip Search Caller (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

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