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The return of Louis Theroux in his most recent film 'Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere' reignited my passion for documentaries. When I was a teenager, I was always glued in front of a documentary from nature to crime - I loved them all.

It's been a while since I perused the genre, but after watching The Manosphere through gaps in my fingers, the spark reignited. Netflix has no shortage of documentaries, and while some are absurd (I'm looking at you Poop Cruise) others are truly incredible. Recently, I have watched three Netflix documentaries that I felt were truly incredible - and if you, like me, want to see the darker side of life, these are the top three I would recommend.

After a motorbike accident in 1982, the only thing 18-year-old Alex Lewis can remember is his identical twin brother Marcus.

His parents, friends and even his girlfriend were all complete strangers to him overnight, and once he was released from the hospital, Alex relied on Marcus to re-teach him everything from tying his shoes to what a table was for.

As time goes on and Alex's recovery continues, he begins to ask more complex questions about their family life.

Things like holidays in France, dinner parties and whether their parents were good people were all taught to him by Marcus, who created an entirely fresh memory for his beloved brother.

However, Marcus is hiding a desperately sad and twisted side to their life to try and protect his brother from the suffering he has experienced.

When the lie comes tumbling down, it tears the brothers apart. Director Ed Perkins has created a slick documentary that feels more like a psychological thriller - or an ethical dilemma akin to the famed Trolley Problem.

This documentary gets under your skin from the very beginning. The story is stranger than fiction, and far more affecting.

True crime has never been more visceral than The Perfect Neighbour. This documentary unfolds entirely through police bodycam footage and interview tapes, giving you a front row seat to the events that led to the tragic killing of Ajike 'A.J' Owens.

Owens, a young Black mother, was shot by her white neighbour, Susan Lorincz, through a locked front door after Owens tried to confront Lorincz for harassing her children.

Lorincz regularly called the police to the Florida community where she lived alongside Owens to complain about the neighbourhood kids playing near the property she rented.

Director Geeta Gandbhir shows the story unfolding through the multiple police call-outs. The kids call Lorincz 'a Karen' - she calls them racial slurs and 'slaves'.

Finally, on June 2, 2023, Lorincz called the police one last time. There had been an altercation over Owen's children once again playing near her home.

Minutes later, Lorincz shoots Owens dead through her closed front door after the mother-of-four tried to confront Lorincz for throwing things at her children.

The raw heartbreak of Owen's family is left in the documentary as it unfolded in real time.

The Perfect Neighbour is a sickening documentary to watch but it is a crucial one.

Owen's mother, Pamela Dias, wants everyone to know what happened to her daughter, and this film is a great way to bear witness to the tragedy of a community failed by the police and the enduring love that same community holds close after an unbelievable loss.

Released in 2022, this four part documentary series dives deep into the harrowing lives of the women in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), led by Warren Jeffs.

The film documents the unravelling of the church into an oppressive, criminal cult where children are forced to marry as young as 12 and men can take as many wives as they see fit.

It also uncovers the diabolical crimes that Jeff's committed in the name of religion - crimes that would eventually see him serve life in prison.

By interviewing survivors and excommunicates of the FLDS church, some of whom had sexual relationships with Jeffs, this documentary gives a chilling insight into the nature of cults - and how difficult they can be to escape.

At the time of his arrest, Jeffs had 78 wives, some of whom he had inherited from his father, Rulon, and 24 of them were underage. One was just 12 years old when she was married to the 55-year-old.

Netflix has recently released a trailer for a follow up to this series called "Trust Me: The False Prophet" which will follow Samuel Bates, the man who stepped into the shoes of Warren Jeffs after his incarceration. The new documentary will be released on April 8.