America has become so fascinated with true crime that we're now poking fun at ourselves for the strange obsession.
That's not to say we're not taking the true-crime realm of film and TV seriously, and Variety has just put together a list of the top documentaries from 2025 as the year comes to a close. Can you guess which offering topped the magazine's list?
No, it wasn't Netflix's Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, which centers on a teenage girl and her boyfriend facing relentless harassment from an anonymous texter. The revelation within the film was so shocking that TikTok users began filming their families and friends watching the twist, as Variety noted in its article containing the rankings on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Instead, the magazine ranked another disturbing Netflix project as No. 1: Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer. The three-part docuseries debuted back in March and spotlighted the hunt for a killer in a certain part of New York through the perspective of his victims, their loved ones and the police. Director/producer Liz Garbus effectively highlights the supportive community built around the lives lost, so it's no surprise the series has a 100% critics' Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes.
Here's Variety's "best true crime documentaries of 2025" list in full:
18. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (Netflix)17. Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story (Netflix)16. Burden of Guilt: Haunted By Lies (Paramount+)15. Spy High (Prime Video)14. Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers (Netflix)13. My Father, The BTK Killer (Netflix)12. Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? (Hulu/ABC)11. Mr. & Mrs. Murder (Hulu/ABC)10. American Murder: Gabby Petito (Netflix)9. Amy Bradley Is Missing (Netflix)8. The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO)7. The Mortician (HBO Max)6. Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke (Hulu)5. One Night in Idaho: The College Murders (Prime Video)4. The Alabama Solution (HBO Max)3. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix)2. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)1. Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (Netflix)
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