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1. F/X (1986)
R | 109 min | Action, Thriller
A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young
Votes: 22,338 | Gross: $20.60M
2. Cry Wolf (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.
Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki, Erica Yates
Votes: 28,584 | Gross: $10.05M
3. Confidence (2003)
R | 97 min | Crime, Thriller
Jake Vig is a consummate grifter about to pull his biggest con yet, one set to avenge his friend's murder. But his last scam backfired, leaving him indebted to a mob boss and his enforcer.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia
Votes: 35,411 | Gross: $12.21M
4. Cut Bank (2014)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young man's life is unraveled after witnessing a murder that he filmed in his rural town of Cut Bank.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Bruce Dern, John Malkovich, Joyce Robbins
Votes: 13,895
5. Brett Gelman's Dinner in America (2016 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 22 min | Drama, Horror
Brett Gelman invites four African-American panelists to discuss racism in the United States.
Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Brett Gelman, Shareeka Epps, Joe Morton, Lance Reddick
Votes: 92
6. Stranger Within (2013 Video)
R | 90 min | Thriller
An acclaimed actress and her psychiatrist husband escape on a relaxing vacation but on the first night, they meet a young girl with blood on her hands and a penchant for mind games.
Director: Adam Neutzsky-Wulff | Stars: William Baldwin, Estella Warren, Sarah Butler, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 2,241
7. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell
Votes: 13,845 | Gross: $10.92M
8. 99 River Street (1953)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen
Votes: 3,458
9. Charlie Chan's Secret (1935)
Passed | 72 min | Mystery
The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Warner Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Charles Quigley, Henrietta Crosman
Votes: 1,768
10. Taboo (2002)
R | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
While staying at a secluded mansion, six young adults reveal their personal demons during an innocent game called Taboo. They reunite a year later, only to realize that one of them wants them dead for their moral transgressions.
Director: Max Makowski | Stars: Nick Stahl, Eddie Kaye Thomas, January Jones, Lori Heuring
Votes: 1,955
11. The Strange Door (1951)
Approved | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton), an evil madman who can't get over the death of his beloved, 20 ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Richard Stapley
Votes: 1,266
12. The Last Drop (2006)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Different factions in World War II Holland race to find a stash of German gold.
Director: Colin Teague | Stars: Laurence Fox, Louis Dempsey, Lucy Gaskell, Coral Beed
Votes: 2,647
13. King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Passed | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.
Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr.
Votes: 972
14. The Art of Murder (1999)
R | 100 min | Thriller
An abused wife (Joanna Pacula) turns to another man and becomes the victim of a blackmailer.
Director: Ruben Preuss | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Joanna Pacula, Boyd Kestner, Peter Onorati
Votes: 259
15. The Crooked Web (1955)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Government agent tries to trick a suspect into returning to Germany, the scene of his crimes.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning, John Mylong
Votes: 517
16. A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain-dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles, Sheila Gish
Votes: 585
17. The Graveyard (2006 Video)
R | 83 min | Horror
Some people are willing to die for their friends. How many would die at their hands? Unleash the horror in this terrifying tale of seven friends reuniting at a graveyard to honor the memory of their fallen friend.
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Christopher Stewart, Sam Bologna, Trish Coren, Eva Derrek
Votes: 888
18. Shadows in the Storm (1988)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A married man suffering from midlife crisis obsesses over a girl from his romantic fantasy. He meets her exact duplicate on vacation and helps her get rid of her abusive husband. They run off together but a caller starts blackmailing him.
Director: Terrell Tannen | Stars: Ned Beatty, Mia Sara, Michael Madsen, Donna Mitchell
Votes: 255
19. Shell Game (1975 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Adventure
A convicted con artist sets out to expose the head of a charity fund who has been embezzling money to cover his huge gambling losses.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: John Davidson, Tom Atkins, Robert Sampson, Maria O'Brien
Votes: 70
20. The Circus Queen Murder (1933)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Suave, lip-reading DA Thatcher Colt plans to get away from the big city for a while. So he and his secretary, Miss Kelly hop on a train for an Upstate NY town called Gilead. They expect a ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Donald Cook, Greta Nissen, Ruthelma Stevens
Votes: 338
21. The Man Beneath (I) (1919)
58 min | Crime, Drama
The renown Hindu scientist, Dr. Chindi Ashutor, who has conquered plague in India, visits Scotland and falls in love with Kate Erskine, whose sister Mary is engaged to Ashutor's college ... See full summary »
Director: William Worthington | Stars: Sessue Hayakawa, Helen Jerome Eddy, Pauline Curley, John Gilbert
Votes: 58
22. De giriga (1992 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
Roland Hassel is chasing a criminal who deals with stolen luxury cars and narcotics.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Lars-Erik Berenett, Björn Gedda, Allan Svensson, Robert Sjöblom
Votes: 133
23. Le mort en fuite (1936)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two third-rate thespians feign a murder to make the headlines.Their subterfuge backfires on them and both are sentenced to death.
Director: André Berthomieu | Stars: Jules Berry, Michel Simon, Marie Glory, Fernande Albany
Votes: 166
24. Hui yan shi ying xiong (1982)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Yang-Ming Tsai | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Kuan-Hsiung Wang, Chun-Hsiung Ko, Hui-Shan Yang
Votes: 9
25. Möte i natten (1946)
87 min | Thriller, Crime
A journalist is writing a critical article about the prison service in Sweden. The magazine's editor in chief does not agree with him and removes the article. The journalist then plans to ... See full summary »
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Hasse Ekman, Eva Dahlbeck, Ulf Palme, Tord Bernheim
Votes: 83
26. How the Hells Angels Actually Works (2023 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
Retired ATF agent Jay Dobyns discusses the years he worked as an undercover investigator who infiltrated the Hells Angels, an outlaw motorcycle gang, from 2001 to 2003 as part of Operation ... See full summary »
Star: Jay Dobyns
27. Someone at the Door (1936)
75 min | Comedy, Thriller
A penniless brother and sister move back into their childhood home, a rundown country manor. Their plans to launch his journalistic career by faking her murder go awry when they fall foul ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Aileen Marson, Billy Milton, Noah Beery, John Irwin
Votes: 43
28. O diavolos kai i oura tou (1962)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
A jealous wife is convinced that her husband is a shameless adulterer, while he, too, thinks that she is having an affair. Both will go to great lengths to get their relationship back on track; however, can they save their marriage?
Director: Stelios Zografakis | Stars: Andreas Barkoulis, Martha Karagianni, Giannis Gionakis, Dina Trianti
Votes: 21
29.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Blood Bargain
(1963)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A high-priced hit man has second thoughts about fulfilling his latest contract after meeting his target's lovely handicapped wife.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Richard Kiley, Richard Long, Anne Francis
Votes: 386
30.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
Murder Party
(1988)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy shady businessman is poisoned during his birthday party at his mansion. The main suspects are four of the people closest to him and they all had very good reasons to want him dead. Darkly comical plot twists ensue.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, David McCallum, Leigh Taylor-Young, David Hemblen
Votes: 97
31.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
There Was a Little Girl...
(1988)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Young unscrupulous seductress tries to seduce and murder her rich stepfather but her mother has a different plan.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Tucker, Kate Vernon, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 130
32.
The Dead Zone (2002–2007)
Episode:
Looking Glass
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Two law students fear Johnny's powers are the ultimate invasion of privacy and decide to prove that his visions can be wrong. But Johnny discovers he might have been right after all.
Director: James Head | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams
Votes: 137
33.
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986)
Episode:
Make Peace Not War
(1985)
45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dempsey takes the place of American hit-man Schwartz to infiltrate a gang of drug dealers who lacing T-shirts with heroin. Little does he suspect that their main contact, Lei Shan carries a... See full summary »
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Ray Smith, William Boyde
Votes: 55
34.
The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
Episode:
No Sad Songs for Charlie
(1967)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Ex-cop Charlie Murdock asks Sam and Jim to pay a visit to his boat. They're horrified to see the boat explode with Charlie aboard. A subsequent investigation reveals that he was doing some ... See full summary »
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Simon Oakland
Votes: 11
35.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Performance
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of a fake pornographic "snuff tape" leads detectives to a high school gang and an alleged points-for-sex contest.
Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 318
36.
McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode:
Cop of the Year
(1972)
TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sergeant Enright's abusive ex-wife is shot while locked in a room alone with him, and the bullet that kills her came from his gun--a weapon he was holding at the time of the shooting.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker
Votes: 133
37.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
It Takes a Heap o' Dyin'
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The Palmers, a recently married couple, buy a mansion for back taxes and soon find themselves beset by strange neighbors, intruders and mysterious bumps in the night. When a large trunk ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Lang | Stars: Richard Denning, Margie Regan, Richard Banke, Jack Ging
38.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Boat Caper
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Arnold Wills is actually happy when his hated business partner is killed by an explosion outside a marina, so it comes as no surprise to any of his friends when the police arrest his for ... See full summary »
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Richard Denning, Margie Regan, Herbert Rudley, Meade Martin
Votes: 10
39.
Miracles (2003)
Episode:
Saint Debbie
(2003)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a small town woman survives getting her throat slit in a failed diner robbery, the group investigates whether a miracle has occurred.
Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 58
40.
Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)
Episode:
The Haunting
(1989)
TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime
The team must trick a psychotic playboy, Champ Foster, into admitting the murder of his date, the daughter of an influence Arab prince, and Champ's protective mother, who believes in mediums, could be their way into his inner circle.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris
Votes: 58
41.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
The Theft of the Royal Ruby
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Poirot reluctantly agrees to help an Egyptian prince recover a valuable royal ruby that was brazenly stolen from him during the Christmas holidays.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Frederick Treves, Stephanie Cole, David Howey
Votes: 1,434
42.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Terror
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Lt. Weigand and the Norths become trapped in the rural home of Dr. Arno, a physician treating a homicidal maniac who's hiding somewhere in the house. The group stages a fake murder scene, ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Lowell Gilmore
Votes: 24
43.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Mystery of the Urinal Deuce
(2006)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Kyle sets out to prove that 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, and actually uncovers a government conspiracy to create a conspiracy.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, Kyle McCulloch
Votes: 3,161
44.
Meurtres à... (2013– )
Episode:
Murder in Provins
(2019)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A real dagger - not a prop - Is used against the director of a medieval theater troupe.
Director: Olivier Doran | Stars: Thierry Neuvic, Anne Caillon, Gil Alma, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
Votes: 92
45.
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (2007–2010)
Episode:
Chancen, Teil 1
(2010)
44 min | Crime
Director: Christian Zübert | Stars: Götz Schubert, Saskia Vester, Manfred Zapatka, Barnaby Metschurat
Votes: 19
46.
Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode:
Popcorn
(2009)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
When Grace's informant tips her to a dead body, the MCU investigates a case that gets stranger with every turn. Rhetta struggles over whether she can trust Ronnie. Johnny tells Grace he insists on meeting Earl.
Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase
Votes: 100
47.
CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode:
G.O.
(2011)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mild-mannered accountant claims that he is being framed for murder, and a deeper look into the evidence proves that he may be right.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Robert Parks-Valletta, Jonathan Togo
Votes: 287
48.
Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode:
Line Up
(2011)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder enquiry is launched when a concerned citizen alerts the police to a shocking video spreading like wildfire on the web.
Director: Marisol Adler | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Paul Nicholls, Harriet Walter, Dominic Rowan
Votes: 93
49.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
The Crimson Hat
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After leaving the CBI, Patrick appears to be down and out in Las Vegas. But it is really part of his master plan to make Red John think he has given up on trying to catch him.
Director: Chris Long | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 2,247
50.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
The Lives of Others
(2013)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Castle is home, mostly alone, in a wheelchair after a skiing accident, bored out of his wits just before his birthday. After a while, he actually picks up a pair of binoculars Alexis gave ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,963