Best Conspiracy Movies on Netflix.| Although conspiracy theories are usually considered “crazy,” there is often some truth to them — you just have to sort through each theory and uncover the evidence.
The following 7 Netflix conspiracy documentaries draw attention to well-known and obscure conspiracy theories. Look at each with a skeptical lens, and you can choose what you want to believe.
1. Freeway: Crack in the System (2022)
‘Freeway: Crack in the System’ tells the story of shattered hopes and dreams of notorious drug dealers, cops and dirty government politics. It tells the history behind America’s longest war against the cocaine trade. It also depicts the rise, fall and redemption of Freeway Rick Ross, the petty drug dealer who later became the King of Crack. In addition, we get to know the journalist Gary Webb, who exposed the CIA’s involvement in the drug war.
This documentary features interviews with Freeway’s Rick Ross, his source Coral Baca, and his wife Susan Webb, along with local authorities and other related individuals, to prove one fact – truth is always stranger than fiction.
2. Behind the Curve (2022)
Our next entry may seem silly, but it’s interesting nonetheless. As we all know, the earth was believed to be flat once upon a time. Scientific evidence later proved that it was spherical. Now, again, we have a category of conspiracy theorists called Flat Earthers, who believe that there is a secret agenda behind suppressing the fact that the earth is flat. ‘Behind the Curve’ explores this theory and presents the facts before us.
3. Icarus (2022)
‘Icarus’ follows filmmaker Bryan Fogel as he documents the truth behind doping at several important international sporting events. During his travels, he meets a Russian scientist.
This chance encounter turns the story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller. Here, we can learn about some dark secrets like dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic gold medals.
4. ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff (2022)
Returning to true event-inspired documentaries, our next entry on Netflix’s list of the 7 Best Conspiracy Movies is ‘ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff’. It examines the Reggae Movement in Jamaica, the political schemes behind it, and the CIA’s involvement in the mysterious shooting of Bob Marley.
Bob Marley, the legendary reggae artist, barely survived an assassination attempt when he was caught in the crossfire between two political parties in 1976. The film delves into the political history of Jamaica and makes efforts to solve this mystery.
5. Serenity (2005)
‘Serenity’, a science fiction action film, is directed by Joss Whedon and is a spin-off to the original series, ‘Firefly’. It picks up the story from where the last episode of the show ends. Set in the future, the film’s plot revolves around the captain and crew of Serenity, a “Firefly-class” spaceship.
The captain and first mate have fought and lost the Unification War to the Alliance and are living as fugitives on this ship. As they continue to smuggle and run goods to sustain their lives, they are interrupted by a fortune teller who has an evil secret.
6. Sarajevo (2022)
This German-Austrian biographical film revolves around the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The plot introduces us to Dr. It was Leo Pfeffer who was given the responsibility by the authorities to establish the fact that the killings were carried out under the command of the Serbian government. However, Pfeffer soon becomes entangled in a dangerous web of corruption, politics, and conspiracies, making it nearly impossible for him to maintain his honesty and integrity.
7. Buster’s Mal Heart (2022)
The plot of the film ‘Buster’s Mal Heart’ centers around an eccentric mountain man named Jonah, who is on the run from the local police and survives the harsh winter months by breaking into unoccupied vacation homes in the closed wilderness. During his free time, he calls radio talk shows, for which he is nicknamed “Buster,” because he rants constantly about the impending inversion towards the end of the millennium.
Throughout the film, we get to witness his recurring visions haunting him. We also get a glimpse of his past where we learn that he was once a hardworking husband and father, whose regular night shift negatively affected his psyche and affected his marriage.
He then meets a drifter, who is obsessed with a certain conspiracy theory. This completely changed his life. The film then describes how and why Jonah ends up alone in this snowy field.
Red Thread | While some of these conspiracy theories suggest and movies may seem too out there, others are less far-fetched. It is just a matter of rational thought to determine the difference between fact and fiction.
