Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "criminal-profiler"

1. The X-Files (1993–2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis

Votes: 250,864

2. The Blacklist (2013–2023)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her.

Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold

Votes: 280,465

3. Prisoners (2013)

R | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo

Votes: 813,641 | Gross: $61.00M

4. Hannibal (2013– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.

Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne

Votes: 277,700

5. Red Notice (2021)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

An Interpol agent successfully tracks down the world's most wanted art thief with help from a rival thief. But nothing is as it seems as a series of double-crosses ensues.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya

Votes: 319,515 | Gross: $0.18M

6. Signal (2016)

80 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.

Stars: Lee Je-Hoon, Kim Hye-su, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Won-hae

Votes: 9,353

7. Black Lagoon (2006)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.

Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse

Votes: 18,044

8. Reyka (2021– )

52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1994 in South Africa, the daughter of a multiracial couple is kidnapped. She escapes and, as an adult, becomes a detective. Reyka Gama uses her skills to raise her child and solve mysteries.

Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Iain Glen, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Gerald Steyn

Votes: 1,309

9. The Craigslist Killer (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

On the surface, Philip Markoff appears to be the ideal med student, fiancé and future son-in-law - but there's something seriously wrong with him.

Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Joshua Close, Julia Campbell

Votes: 5,492

10. Those Who Read the Hearts of Evil (2022– )

70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A crime thriller drama based on a web novel of the same name that contains the field experience of Kwon Il Yong, Korea's No. 1 profiler.

Stars: Kim Nam-gil, Jin Seon-kyu, Ryeoun, Kim So-jin

Votes: 1,842

11. No Man of God (2021)

100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.

Director: Amber Sealey | Stars: Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick

Votes: 9,094

12. Modus (2015–2017)

45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik and her autistic daughter both get drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths.

Stars: Melinda Kinnaman, Henrik Norlén, Esmeralda Struwe, Simon J. Berger

Votes: 5,015

13. Hello Monster (2015)

70 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Briliant criminal psychologist tries to solve murder cases that seem to be linked to one another, and something triggers a memory he himself thought he'd lost forever.

Stars: Seo In-Guk, Jang Na-ra, Park Bo-gum, Choi Won-young

Votes: 1,830 | Gross: $0.01M

14. The Capture of the Green River Killer (2008)

Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A pair of girls seeking adventure beyond their western Washington trailer park encounter the area's most ruthless serial killer. The series is based on Sheriff David Reichert's book, "... See full summary »

Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Currie Graham, Amy Davidson, Ingrid Rogers

Votes: 1,378

15. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000 TV Movie)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime

The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.

Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Damien Wayne Echols, Melissa Byers, Norris Deajon, Tim Sullivan

Votes: 9,687

16. Chimera (2021)

65 min | Mystery, Thriller

An explosion took place in the past. That explosion led to a serial murder case known as the Chimera case. 35 years later, a similar explosion takes place.

Stars: Lee Hee-joon, Park Hae-soo, Cha Joo-young, Nam Gi-ae

Votes: 479

17. Crime Puzzle (2021)

Drama, Mystery, Romance

A criminal psychologist, sent to prison for murdering a political candidate, and the criminal profiler, who lost his father to a murder, conduct interviews about killings that happened in prison.

Stars: Yoon Kyesang, Ko Ah-sung, Yoon Kyung-ho, Kim Roe-ha

Votes: 117

18. Exterminator City (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

The Year is 2027. A robot pest controller turned serial killer has embarked on a murderous rampage, carving his way through the population of Atro City. Following in the wake of his ... See full summary »

Director: Clive Cohen | Stars: Julie Strain, Brinke Stevens, Teresa May, Cathy Barry

Votes: 265

19. The Killing Game (2011 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A forensic sculptor risks her life after receiving clues from her daughter's murderer.

Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Laura Prepon, Ty Olsson, Brian Markinson, Kavan Smith

Votes: 634

20. Love Me If You Dare (2015–2016)

45 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

Simon is a criminal profiler from the US who returns to China. He hires Jenny to help him with his work, and they fall in love. But a serial-killer stalker is leaving calling cards for Simon in other killers' crime scenes.

Stars: Wallace Huo, Sichun Ma, Zheng Yin, Kai Wang

Votes: 750

21. Corrupt Crimes (2015– )

Documentary, Crime

Corrupt Crimes investigates recent crime stories in complete detail, with expert analysis and dramatic storytelling. Cases include crimes of passion, espionage, treason, insider trading, government corruption, murder and conspiracies.

Stars: Cornell Womack, Steve Moore, Tom Ohmer, Tim Clemente

Votes: 109

22. When a Snail Falls in Love (2016)

TV-14 | 33 min | Action, Crime, Romance

Detective Ji Bai and new criminal profiler Xu Xu may seem like an awkward teacher-student pair at first glance, yet they are actually the best partners in the police force, solving one ... See full summary »

Stars: Kai Wang, Ziwen Wang, Yue Xu, Heng Yu

Votes: 343

23. Body of Evidence (2001–2008)

30 min | Documentary, Crime

True crime series focusing on the cases of Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal personality profiler, Dayle L. Hinman.

Stars: Dayle Hinman, Michael Hannon, Murray McDonald, Karen Burklow

Votes: 128

24. Yakusoku - 16nenme no shinjitsu - (2024– )

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When Aoi Kiriyuu (Anne Nakamura) was a child, her mother died and her father then raised her alone in their suburban town. During the year 2008, a series of murders took place. One of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Anne Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Yû Yokoyama

25. Dead of Night (2009)

Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Crime, Drama

For three years, F.B.I. Profiler Cyrus Vendelin has been on the trail of a serial killer obsessed with identity, and the destruction thereof. Leonard Marshall Eccleston abducts his ... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas J. Michalak | Stars: Stevan Vujic, Preston Taub, Laura Wettingfeld, Charlie S. Jensen

Votes: 23

26. Jack the Ripper: Prime Suspect (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Crime

Forensic scientists use modern methods to point to a previously undiscovered suspect.

Director: Franco di Chiera | Stars: Dennis Cometti, Brett Allen, Eliot Buchan, Adam Cannel

Votes: 84

27. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Pilot (1993)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Agent Dana Scully is instructed to debunk an FBI project dubbed "The X-Files," paranormal cases that have been reopened by Agent Fox Mulder.

Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Cioffi, Cliff De Young

Votes: 12,790

28. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode: In the Presence of the Enemy (2003)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the love child of a Liberal black MP and a white conservative newspaper editor is kidnapped, they're blackmailed into publishing details of their affair.

Director: Brian Stirner | Stars: James Hazeldine, Ken Bones, Sophie Okonedo, Simon Chandler

Votes: 344

29. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Truth (2002)

TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder's return leads to him being tried for murder before a military tribunal where he seeks to prove the very existence of an alien conspiracy and justify the maintenance of the X-Files.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish

Votes: 3,839

30. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Biogenesis (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder believes metallic objects discovered on the coast of West Africa are proof of the extraterrestrial origin of life on Earth. He falls mentally ill under the apparent influence of the artifact while Scully goes to Africa for answers.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, Nicholas Lea

Votes: 3,302

31. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Blood Hungry (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The BAU team must profile a delusional killer in rural Tennessee, and a family member protecting him puts a child at risk.

Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 3,040

32. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Broken Mirror (2005)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

One of a lawyer's identical twin daughters is kidnapped. The kidnapper contacts him and demands ransom money. The team's investigation, however, reveals that he doesn't really want the money, but both girls.

Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,681

33. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Compulsion (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team are called to an Arizona college when an arsonist who operates in a very unusual way kills a student.

Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,874

34. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Derailed (2005)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A paranoid schizophrenic takes other passengers on a train hostage, including Elle.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 3,271

35. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Extreme Aggressor (2005)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team travels to Seattle to find the captor of four missing women.

Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 3,416

36. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: L.D.S.K. (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team chases a sniper in Des Plaines, Illinois who for some reason only wounds his victims.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 3,215

37. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Natural Born Killer (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The disappearance of an undercover officer in relation to a triple murder puts the BAU on the hunt of a possible serial killer who's turned it into a profession.

Director: Peter Ellis | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,485

38. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Plain Sight (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial rapist-killer active in San Diego targeting middle class women glues his victims eyes open.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,590

39. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Poison (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The apparent spiking of citizens of a town in New Jersey, puts the BAU on the trail of a poisoner who may not be done.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,311

40. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: The Popular Kids (2005)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The apparent death by Satanic ritual brings the BAU to a small town, and the profiling morphs into a search when it's learned that a teenage girl is missing.

Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,930

41. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: The Fox (2005)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team attempts to catch a killer who preys on families while they are supposed to be on vacation.

Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,609

42. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Unfinished Business (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a serial killer reappears, the team works with a retired BAU agent who just published a book about the perpetrator.

Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,314

43. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: What Fresh Hell? (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team must determine whether an abducted girl is the pawn in a bitter divorce, or something more sinister has happened.

Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,240

44. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Won't Get Fooled Again (2005)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A bomber in Palm Beach forces Gideon to confront an old adversary.

Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,810

45. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Black Run: Part 1 (2005)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team revisits the murder conviction for a dirty cop obtained eight years earlier by Boyd when he discovers the inmate is dying of cancer.

Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall

Votes: 143

46. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Every Breath You Take: Part 1 (2001)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The body of missing Police Sergeant Debbie Briton turns up in a golf bag. Suspicion falls on a stalker, but Grace is not convinced that he is the killer.

Director: Gary Love | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose

Votes: 171

47. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Multistorey: Part 1 (2003)

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Boyd has to battle his demons when the case against a mass murderer, who killed his close friend, is reopened.

Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose

Votes: 177

48. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Shadowplay: Part 1 (2004)

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two women with psychiatric problems are driven to murder and a third to suicide by a shadowy religious figure called "The Shepherd."

Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose

Votes: 159

49. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Straw Dog: Part 1 (2005)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Thirty years after Grace Foley helped send Tony Green to prison for the murder of young men, a copycat tries to force her to recant her stand on the case.

Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall

Votes: 155

50. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Subterraneans: Part 1 (2005)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Boyd and the team discover that two decomposed bodies -- one a suicide and the other a murder victim -- are linked to the same man, a medical researcher.

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall

Votes: 153