" I was scandalise at the last - minute curveball inThe Staircase . No freebooter , but it come completely out of nowhere , sound farcical , but when I thought about it , it made so much mother wit . "

We recentlyaskedthe documentary film fans of theBuzzFeed Communityto tell us about the most shocking ending or twist they’ve ever seen in a doc. Here’s what they said:

word of advice : Some spoiler in front . Continue at your own peril .

1.Capturing the Friedmans(2003)

2.Cropsey(2009)

3.The Overnighters(2014)

4.Time: The Kalief Browder Story(2017)

5.Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(2008)

6.Tarnation(2004)

7.The Staircase(2004)

8.Don’t F**k withCats: Hunting an Internet Killer(2019)

9.Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez(2020)

10.The Deepest Breath(2023)

11.The Witness(2015)

12.Paris Is Burning(1990)

13.The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez(2020)

14.The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst(2015)

15.Three Identical Strangers(2018)

16.Tell Me Who I Am(2019)

17.The Keepers(2017)

18.Our Father(2022)

19.Girl in the Picture(2022)

20.Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee(2022)

21.Finally,Grizzly Man(2005)

Screenshot from "Capturing the Friedmans"

Screenshot from "Cropsey"

Screenshot from "The Overnighters"

Screenshot from "Time: The Kalief Browder Story"

Screenshot from "Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father"

Screenshot from "Tarnation"

Screenshot from "The Staircase"

Screenshot from "Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer"

Closeup of Aaron Hernandez

Screenshot from "The Deepest Breath"

Screenshot from "Paris Is Buring"

Screenshot from "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez"

Closeup of Robert Durst

Screenshot from "Three Identical Strangers"

Screenshot from "Tell Me Who I Am"

Screenshot from "The Keepers"

Screenshot from "Our Father"

Screenshot from "Girl in the Picture"

Screenshot from "Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee"

Closeup of Timothy Treadwell