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1. Phone Booth (2002)

R | 81 min | Crime, Thriller

Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell

Votes: 286,539 | Gross: $46.57M

2. Shattered (2007)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler, Emma Karwandy

Votes: 33,647

3. Experiment in Terror (1962)

Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole

Votes: 6,661

4. Juggernaut (1974)

PG | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A blackmailer demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he placed aboard the transatlantic liner Britannic.

Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins

Votes: 6,340 | Gross: $1.56M

5. Bullet Train (1975)

Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.

Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shin'ichi Chiba, Kei Yamamoto, Eiji Gô

Votes: 1,749

6. Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Spider-Man swings to the rescue when a nuclear bomb created by three college students falls into criminal hands.

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Robert Alda

Votes: 1,073

7. Polle Fiction (2002)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

The whole plot in this crazy comedy movie is a story about a geeky and nerdy guy called Polle, who lives in a little village named Snave, which is far out in the Danish countryside. Even ... See full summary »

Director: Søren Fauli | Stars: Jens Andersen, Per Otto Bersang Rasmussen, Henrik Bechman, Petrine Agger

Votes: 1,220

8. Trick or Treaters (2007)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime

Countryside thieves are won over by a young orphan girl.

Director: Hayo Freitag | Stars: Joachim Król, Bela B., Charly Hübner, Katharina Thalbach

Votes: 911

9. Bukas bibitayin si itay (1995)

Action, Drama

Elmo is an ex-convict who loves his family. He is wrongly accused of killing Arthur after he caught him abusing his wife Cathy. Elmo is pursued, tried and, brought to court by Arthur's brother, the Mayor.

Director: Cesar S.B. Abella | Stars: John Regala, Andy Poe, Beth Tamayo, Sarah Jane Abad

Votes: 21

10. Iyo ang Tondo kanya ang Cavite (1986)

120 min | Action, Drama

TWO ACTION GIANTS OF LOCAL TEAM-UP TO DRAMATIZE TERRITORAL IMPERATIVES AMONG LOCAL KINGPINS.

Director: Pablo Santiago | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Ramon Revilla, Anita Linda, Liza Lorena

Votes: 12

11. Incident at Deception Ridge (1994 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller

Ray and Dell are professional extortionists who make their living kidnapping rich men's wives for ransom. However, this time an unhappy marriage turns their plans awry. As they try to ... See full summary »

Director: John McPherson | Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Purl, Miguel Ferrer

Votes: 201

12. Andrew Ford Medina: Wag kang gamol (1991)

100 min | Comedy

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Director: Ben Feleo | Stars: Andrew E., Dennis Padilla, Nanette Medved, Cristina Gonzales

Votes: 14

13. Los reyes del volante (1965)

85 min | Comedy

Two humble taxi drivers who raised a baby to become a young lady face problems when bad guys put her at risk. A Viruta and Capulina comedy.

Director: Miguel Morayta | Stars: Marco Antonio Campos, Gaspar Henaine, Fanny Cano, Antonio de Hud

Votes: 37

14. The Real Untouchables (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

Director: John Fothergill | Stars: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone III, Tom Clarke Hill

Votes: 23

15. Zelená knízka (1949)

78 min | Crime, Family

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Director: Josef Mach | Stars: Eduard Linkers, Svetla Svozilová, Stanislav Neumann, Otto Krcka

Votes: 14

16. The Governess

Short, Comedy, Crime | Pre-production

A young woman is extorted by a petty crook into stealing from her employer to pay off her late father's debts, but is further horrified to discover that her employer and his family are hiding a very dark and dangerous secret.

Director: Martin Horlacher | Stars: Craig Walker, Hunter Clarke, Jaydan Danes, Gareth James

17. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
Episode: Spider-Man (1977)

TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

When an extortionist threatens to force a multi-suicide unless a huge ransom is paid, only Peter Parker can stop him with his new powers as Spider-Man.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, David White, Michael Pataki, Hilly Hicks

Votes: 1,219

18. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode: Log 25: Indians (1970)

TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Malloy and Reed confront a series of explosions due to a protection racket. They happen upon a shooting as it occurs while hunting the bomber. That is followed with a call to a bar where a ... See full summary »

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Thomas A. Geas, Bill Borsella

Votes: 95

19. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
Episode: The Captive Tower (1978)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Peter and Jameson are attending the opening of a new building which is automated. Some men come in and they take control of the computer and lock everybody in a room. The leader then calls ... See full summary »

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Ellen Bry

Votes: 67

20. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
Episode: The Deadly Dust: Part 1 (1978)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A group of students steal plutonium from NYU. To make matters worse, a Miami reporter arrives in New York to get an exclusive interview with Spider-Man and won't leave Peter alone until she gets it.

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Michael Pataki

Votes: 102

21. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
Episode: The Deadly Dust: Part 2 (1978)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Peter and Gale follow the plutonium thieves to L.A. and J.J., who has paid for the trip, insists on going along. There, Mr. White is threatening to explode the device if his demands, one billion dollars in gold, aren't met.

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Michael Pataki

Votes: 96

22. Baretta (1975–1978)
Episode: Not on Our Block (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The mob controls the neighborhood. As a new, young, collector makes his rounds, as he accidentally runs into an old lady, crossing the street. The old lady just happens to be special to the... See full summary »

Director: Burt Brinckerhoff | Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Ross Martin

Votes: 43

23. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: The Badger Game (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A con artist pretends to be someone from back home and stays with the Clampetts. She plans to get photos of Jed in a compromising position in order to blackmail him.

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 82

24. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: The Badgers Return (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Jethro decides to sophisticate Emaline but she has bigger plans for blackmailing Mr. Drysdale with her cuckoo clock camera. The colonel continues to woo Granny. The two swindlers though haven't met someone as sharp as Jed.

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 81

25. The Brothers Brannagan (1960– )
Episode: The Damaged Dolls (1960)

Crime, Drama

An extortionist operating in Las Vegas has a unique way of warning his victims - he sends them mangled dolls to show them what's in store for them if they don't pay up and carries out his threats if they don't

Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Stephen Dunne, Mark Roberts, Joan Evans, Jackie Coogan

26. Code 3 (1957)
Episode: Family on Trial (1957)

30 min | Crime, Drama

The police investigate the case of a family being threatened by an extortionist.

Director: Owen Crump | Stars: Richard Travis, Jerome Courtland, Douglas Kennedy, Kasey Rogers

Votes: 11

27. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Cop in a Cage (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak receives threats against his life just as his niece is about to get married.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, John P. Ryan, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 224

28. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: A Bummer for R.J. (1971)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

In a reversal of the more common situation, a conventional young friend of Julie's asks the trio's help in locating her father, who has gone into the hippie subculture. Unknown to any of ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 41

29. Police Woman (1974–1978)
Episode: Double Image (1976)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Pete Royster falls in love with an extortion suspect he is assigned to guard, a troubled woman who may be the target of a killers.

Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman, Charles Dierkop, Ed Bernard

Votes: 21

30. The Sixth Sense (1972)
Episode: Witness Within (1972)

60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young woman begins to see visions in which she is attacked by a man.

Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Gary Collins, June Allyson, Tippy Walker, Nan Martin

Votes: 34

31. The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2002)
Episode: Venice, Anyone?/The Fifty Karat Furball (1999)

TV-G | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In The Fifty-Karat Furball, gangsters Rocky and Mugsy pursue Sylvester when the clumsy cat swallows a valuable stolen gem. / In Venice, Anyone?, Granny must catch the sock puppet extortionist who's threatening to drain the city's canals.

Directors: Karl Toerge, Charles Visser | Stars: Joe Alaskey, June Foray, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 22

32. My Boys (2006–2010)
Episode: Opportunity Knocks (2008)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

P.J. helps an exasperated Bobby arrange the seating for his wedding. Andy and Meredith go to couples' counseling. Mexican Freddy returns and wants something from Kenny.

Director: Rob Greenberg | Stars: Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, Michael Bunin

Votes: 40

33. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode: Exposé (1959)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crusading newspaper reporter finds his life threatened when he becomes the target of a gang of ruthless extortionists.

Director: Jack Herzberg | Stars: Broderick Crawford, William Boyett, Ted Knight, Steven Marlo

Votes: 64

34. Centennial (1978–1979)
Episode: The Crime (1979)

TV-PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Oliver Seccombe resigns, but decides to never leave Colorado. The Wendells are determined to stay in Centennial, but can't shake the suspicions of Sheriff Dumire. The killing of the Pettis ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Falk | Stars: William Atherton, Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain

Votes: 120

35. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode: The Green Mill Murder (2012)

TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, History

Miss Fisher's plans to enjoy a night in a Jazz club are interrupted by a puzzling crime when a man collapses suddenly on the dance floor, murdered.

Director: Kate Dennis | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings

Votes: 594

36. The Cleaning Lady (2022– )
Episode: Bahala Na (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After Fiona puts herself in a dangerous situation, Thony resorts to calling Arman for help. Garrett works to get back on the Cortez case. Chris struggles with the emotional aftermath of recent events.

Director: Marie Jamora | Stars: Elodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan

Votes: 199

37. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: The Mafia (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

For decades, the criminal organization known as "The Mafia" has stained the fabric of American society. But what are the secrets behind the Mob's sinister success? According to the FBI, the... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Gregory B. Smith, Jim Wedick, Gil Reavill

Votes: 51

38. BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016–2021)
Episode: The Strange Disappearance of D.B. Cooper (2017)

TV-MA | 19 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime

The disappearance of sky jacker D.B Cooper has stumped the FBI for over a century. Ryan and Shane deep dive into what is considered one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in modern history.

Director: Ryan Bergara | Stars: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej

Votes: 112

39. Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode: The Mob Before Las Vegas (2009)

Documentary, Crime, History

An exploration of the Mob's beginnings and influence in the city of New York.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Green, Kirk Gill, Dennis McLatchey, Fulgencio Batista