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1. Longlegs (2024)
R | 101 min | Horror, Thriller | Completed
In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
Director: Oz Perkins | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood
2. Psycho (1960)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 719,579 | Gross: $32.00M
3. Mystic River (2003)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Emmy Rossum
Votes: 486,528 | Gross: $90.14M
4. Paprika (2006)
R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 97,260 | Gross: $0.88M
5. The Pledge (I) (2001)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Clarkson, Beau Daniels
Votes: 67,862 | Gross: $19.72M
6. Mr. Holmes (2015)
PG | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Family
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan
Votes: 68,011 | Gross: $17.74M
7. The Night of the 12th (2022)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
It is said that every investigator has a crime that haunts them, a case that hurts him more than the others, without him necessarily knowing why. For Yohan that case is the murder of Clara.
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet
Votes: 9,665
8. Jennifer 8 (1992)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John Berlin, a former Los Angeles homicide detective, investigates a multiple murder case in San Diego. The only witness is a blind girl to whom he is immediately attracted.
Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Andy Garcia, Uma Thurman, Lance Henriksen, Graham Beckel
Votes: 18,541 | Gross: $11.39M
9. The Laughing Policeman (1973)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen
Votes: 3,238 | Gross: $1.36M
10. Day Break (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run. Then he will wake up and start the day over again.
Stars: Taye Diggs, Moon Bloodgood, Victoria Pratt, Meta Golding
Votes: 8,450
11. The Beast (2019)
131 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.
Director: Jung-Ho Lee | Stars: Lee Sung-min, Yoo Jae-myung, Daniel Choi, Kim Dae-gon
Votes: 1,532
12. The Zodiac (2005)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Director: Alexander Bulkley | Stars: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, William Mapother
Votes: 7,487 | Gross: $0.04M
13. The Forgotten (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A group of volunteers help find the identities of John and Jane Does who were murdered.
Stars: Christian Slater, Michelle Borth, Anthony Carrigan, Bob Stephenson
Votes: 2,386
14. Mister 880 (1950)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Gentle romantic comedy about a Secret Service Agent trying to catch a cold case counterfeiter and a United Nations translator.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Edmund Gwenn, Dorothy McGuire, Millard Mitchell
Votes: 1,974
15. The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986)
83 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
During a spree of violent killings, a young woman writing a thesis in criminology begins to suspect that her new boyfriend, who is a forensic pathologist, might be a serial killer.
Director: Camillo Teti | Stars: Mariangela D'Abbraccio, Giovanni Visentin, Riccardo Parisio Perrotti, Luigi Mezzanotte
Votes: 578
16. Conviction (2018)
110 min | Drama
Since Nora attended the trial of Jacques Viguier, accused of the murder of his wife, she is convinced of his innocence. She convinces a tenor of the bar to defend him for his second trial, on appeal.
Director: Antoine Raimbault | Stars: Marina Foïs, Olivier Gourmet, Laurent Lucas, Philippe Uchan
Votes: 1,673
17. Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In Los Angeles in 1947, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, whose nude body was dumped in a lot after being ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Brooke Adams, Donna Mills, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ronny Cox
Votes: 404
18. Courted (2015)
TV-PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Michel Racine is a feared president of Assize Court, as strict with himself as with others. Everything changes when he meets again Ditte when she's selected as a juror in a criminal trial over which he presides.
Director: Christian Vincent | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Eva Lallier, Corinne Masiero
Votes: 2,408
19. Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders (2015)
Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
The inside story behind the Biggie and Tupac murder investigations is laid bare using police case files, taped confessions never before shown on film, and interviews with lead detective Greg Kading and other witnesses.
Director: Mike Dorsey | Stars: Imari Williams, Greg Kading, Frank Alexander, Xavien T. Bailey
Votes: 933
20. Gwishinboneun hyungsa, Cheo Yong (2014– )
75 min | Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Detective Yoon Cheo-yong solves the tough cases around the city by communicating with spirits from the Other Side.
Stars: Oh Ji-ho, Jun Hyo-Seong, Yoo Seung-mok, Yeon Je-wook
Votes: 219
21. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that looks at the well-known case, which is largely regarded as the greatest unsolved heist in American history.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Jo Weber, Duane Weber, Tim Collins, Tina Mucklow
Votes: 2,225
22. Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15 year old cold case.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Bill Maynard, Joss Ackland, Bernard Lee
Votes: 392
23. The Monster of Florence (1986)
103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A string of sex murders has been plaguing Florence for almost 15 years, in which a serial killer brutally murders couples who are sneaking "a quickie" in public areas. A writer who is doing... See full summary »
Director: Cesare Ferrario | Stars: Leonard Mann, Bettina Giovannini, Gabriele Tinti, Francesca Muzio
Votes: 284
24. Murder in Saint Omer (2019 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A blackmailer threatens to expose secrets about an unsolved murder in Doulac.
Director: Laurence Katrian | Stars: Sagamore Stévenin, Elsa Lunghini, Naidra Ayadi, François Caron
Votes: 95
25. Murder in Aigues-Mortes (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Assistant prosecutor Elisabeth Richard and police chief Paul Jansac re-team to solve the consecutive murders of a young lawyer and a realtor in Aigues-Mortes, France, who both turn out to be suspects in an unsolved rape two years prior.
Director: Claude-Michel Rome | Stars: Florence Pernel, Vincent Winterhalter, Samuel Labarthe, Ludovic Berthillot
Votes: 129
26. Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation (2020)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A dogged police detective, an enthusiastic PD of a TV investigative show, a former criminal profiler, a legendary fighter, and a former ace pathologist team-up to solve cold cases.
Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Lee Sun-bin, Jung Sang-hoon, Yoon Kyung-ho
Votes: 200
27. 64: Part I (2016)
121 min | Mystery
1989 is 64 Shouwa year in Japanese calendar, thus unsolved girl kidnapping-murder case is called "64(rokuyon)" that got up in this year in Criminal Investigation Department in Prefectural Police Department.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Kôichi Satô, Gô Ayano, Nana Eikura, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 398
28. Curse of the Zodiac (2007 Video)
R | 82 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Though decades have passed since the multiple murderer held the state of California hostage with fear, the mystery of the identity of the Zodiac killer has never been solved.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Cassandra Church, Jack Quinn, Victoria Ullmann, Lyn Beausoleil
Votes: 938
29. Marsinah (2001)
115 min | Drama, Crime
The movie is based on a true story about an Indonesian labour leader who was kidnapped, tortured, and killed because of her struggle (East Java 1993). The case remains unsolved. Several ... See full summary »
Director: Slamet Rahardjo | Stars: Margarita, Intarti, Dyah Arum Retnowati, Tosan Wiryawan
Votes: 26
30. 64: Part 2 (2016)
119 min | Drama, Mystery
In 2002, a new kidnapping case takes place. The kidnapper introduces himself as "Sato" (sugar) and demands twenty million yen for ransom.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Kôichi Satô, Gô Ayano, Nana Eikura, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 324
31. Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper
Action, Comedy, Crime | Announced
D.B. Cooper, makes off with $200,000 by jumping out of an airplane he hijacks.
Director: Will Gluck
32. Tod einer Kadettin (2017 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
After a female cadet goes over board during cadet training, an investigation is started.
Director: Raymond Ley | Stars: Miroslaw Baka, Malik Blumenthal, Peter Cieslinski, Maria Dragus
Votes: 81
33. Harouin Naitomea (2015 Video)
75 min | Horror, Mystery
Saki lands a job in the publishing industry, which she always wanted, but, she is assigned in the editorial department of an occult magazine rather than a fashion magazine. One day, the magazine plans for a special article on Halloween.
Director: Kôtarô Terauchi | Stars: Aki Asakura, Asaiko Eguchi, Erina, Kei Fukagawa
34.
Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode:
A Cry for Justice
(1979)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Police detectives investigate the shotgun shooting of a police officer.
Director: Bob Kelljan | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Diana Muldaur, Sharon Acker, Biff McGuire
Votes: 51
35.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Am hellichten Tage
(1995)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Who killed Joseph Stern 19 years ago ? Karl Stern , his twin brother wants to know the truth about the murder of his brother.
Director: Dietrich Haugk | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 22
36.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Das zweite Leben
(2001)
Crime, Drama
Frank Kaltenbach has a love affair with Vera Roushdy.Besides he has won the Lotto.Vera works as barmaid in the night and she is happy to meet Frank in the morning.But this morning Frank ... See full summary »
Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 17
37.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Der Schuss
(1989)
59 min | Crime, Drama
A young man, who usually is stealing with his friend Harry , has decided to work alone.In a parking he steals a car and inside the car he finds a pistol.Then he goes to a transport company,... See full summary »
Director: Günter Gräwert | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 23
38.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Die Wahrheit ist der Tod
(1999)
58 min | Crime, Drama
One year ago Sandra Achatz was kidnapped and her husband Stefan Achatz payed a ransom to the kidnappers .Sandra became free, but till now the police didn't find the the kidnappers and the ... See full summary »
Director: Vadim Glowna | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 17
39.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Mördergrube
(1994)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Nikolaus Heidberg has been found injured in his crashed car and dies when the ambulance was carrying him to the hospital.Nikolaus and his associate Peter Htz manage a firm of electronics: ... See full summary »
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 20
40.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Mörderische Vergangenheit
(1999)
57 min | Crime, Drama
This morning Mr. Adrian Lasker spoke a little with his wife,then he went to the gallery: called the bank for a money withdrawal.Then he went to the office of Dr.Gunnar Waldow, his ... See full summary »
Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 18
41.
FBI: The Untold Stories (1991–1993)
Episode:
D.B. Cooper/McCoy Skyjacking
(1992)
Documentary, Crime
Stars: Pernell Roberts, Ned Bellamy, Michael Cavanaugh, Kim Chase
42.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Out Where the Buses Don't Run
(1985)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crockett and Tubbs stake out a drug dealer, an investigation that is being helped along by an ex-cop that seems to know a bit too much about the case.
Director: Jim Johnston | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 908
43.
Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
Episode:
And No Birds Sing
(2003)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two plant and flower lovers, meet and hit it off while searching for the cause of two mysterious accidents concerning a very poisonous plant.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Kate Gartside, Matyelok Gibbs
Votes: 319
44.
Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
Episode:
Jasmine
(1993)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The death of another female cop has a deep psychological effect on Rita. As part of her attempt to deal with her burnout, she reopens a forty year-old case.
Director: Rob Estes | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Rob Estes, Jamie Rose, Henry Darrow
Votes: 30
45.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Necessary Evil
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Odo relives some terrible and tragic memories of a past investigation when he was the constable on Cardassian-occupied Deep Space Nine, then named Terok Nor.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,443
46.
Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
Episode:
Dishonorable Discharge
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A friend of Chuck Bidally's who was raped six years ago, never fully recovers and lives in fear still, and when Chuck learns that the statue of limitations has passed after finding out who did it, he turns to Chapel for help.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Lauren Tom, Travis Fine
Votes: 25
47.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Das Geständnis
(1994)
57 min | Crime, Drama
Some days ago there was a burglary in the Villa Raimund: a safe has been opened, the burglars went away with their booty .The commissary Ferdinand Wesskamp, in charge of the case, could not... See full summary »
Director: Gero Erhardt | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 19
48.
In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode:
D.B. Cooper
(1979)
Not Rated | Documentary
A profile of the notorious airplane hijacker who has never been captured.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Ralph Himmelsbach
Votes: 28
49.
Mission Declassified (2019)
Episode:
The Hunt for D B Cooper
(2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
New leads may help Christof uncover the identity of hijacker D.B. Cooper, the most mysterious fugitive in American history.
Director: B.J. Golnick | Stars: Christof Putzel, Lenny DePaul, Baron Schwarz
Votes: 12
50.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Ein Mörder in unserem Dorf
(2008)
Crime, Drama
It's winter and Rolf Herzog is on holiday in a village.Rolf was walking on a path: a dog was running on the path: there are shots and the dog is killed. Mrs Lore Löck, the owner of the dog ... See full summary »
Director: Hartmut Griesmayr | Stars: Walter Kreye, Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
Votes: 20