If American Murder: The Family Next Door (our verdict: 8.5/10) left you scrolling for something similar, these 8 picks scratch the same itch. Every one has been watched and reviewed by us — no algorithm filler, just what actually comes next.
American Murder: The Family Next Door streams on Netflix; the picks below are spread across the usual suspects, and each review says where to watch.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after American Murder: The Family Next Door.
Revisit one of the early 2000s’ most notorious true-crime cases, a tragedy that remains deeply heartbreaking decades later.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after American Murder: The Family Next Door.
Netflix's dissection of the Jason Corbett killing which leaves you wondering who’s telling the truth and who’s lying?
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Why it's a match: Same documentary and film energy.
A pregnancy, a Texas traffic stop, and one of the most disturbing true-crime cases in recent memory.
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Why it's a match: Same true-crime and documentary energy.
Social Media Murders review (8/10). A different tragedy every episode, told through the posts, DMs and location tags that become the crime scene.
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Why it's a match: Same family and true-crime energy.
One of the original documentaries that started my obsession with true crime. Heart wrenching, psychotic, unthinkable — the only Murdaugh series you need to watch.
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Why it's a match: Same true-crime and documentary energy.
Six years after Amy Berg re-opened the case, the conclusion finally arrives — and the wait for justice was worth it.
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Why it's a match: Same documentary and true-crime energy.
A documentary about the months of spreadsheets, dry runs, and quiet alibis that preceded a single act of violence. Procedurally fascinating.
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Why it's a match: Same documentary and true-crime energy.
Elizabeth Smart returns to the case that made her a household name — this time as the one holding the mic.
Read the review →Start with American Murder: Laci Peterson or A Deadly American Marriage. Both sit in the same corner of The Scream as American Murder: The Family Next Door, and we've reviewed every title on this page so you're not going in blind.
We gave it 8.5/10. Told entirely through texts, home videos, and police bodycam, this is a case that stays with you long after the screen fades black.
We list 8 shows like American Murder: The Family Next Door: American Murder: Laci Peterson, A Deadly American Marriage, Maternal Instinct, Social Media Murders, Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, The Case Against Adnan Syed, A Plan to Kill, Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart. Every one has a full Stream & Scream review.
Maternal Instinct is our highest-rated pick here with 8.5/10, streaming on Hulu. A pregnancy, a Texas traffic stop, and one of the most disturbing true-crime cases in recent memory.
The picks on this page are spread across Netflix, Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, while American Murder: The Family Next Door itself streams on Netflix. Each review says where to watch.
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