Top 10 Documentaries About Mysterious Disappearances
VOICE OVER: Ryan Wild
WRITTEN BY: Francis Ofiaeli
Some cases are never solved — but these documentaries refuse to let them be forgotten. Join us as we count down our picks for the most gripping documentaries about people who vanished without a trace! From unsolved murders to baffling disappearances, these films will leave you questioning everything. Our countdown includes "The Keepers" (2017), "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann" (2019), "Girl in the Picture" (2022), "Who Took Johnny" (2014), "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" (2021), "MH370: The Plane That Disappeared" (2023), and more! Which of these mysteries haunts you the most? Let us know in the comments!
- #10: "Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer" (2025)
- #9: "MH370: The Plane That Disappeared" (2023)
- #8: "The Imposter" (2012)
- #7: "Cropsey" (2009)
- #6: "The Disappearance of Maura Murray" (2017)
- #5: "Crime Scene:The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" (2021)
- #4: "Who Took Johnny" (2014)
- #3: "Girl in the Picture" (2022)
- #2: "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann" (2019)
- #1: "The Keepers" (2017)
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