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1. Nightcrawler (2014)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 604,909 | Gross: $32.38M
2. Men in Black II (2002)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Agent J is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory after the re-appearance of a case from K's past.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 403,885 | Gross: $190.42M
3. The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
The spirit of the Crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for the murder of his son.
Director: Tim Pope | Stars: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop
Votes: 21,708 | Gross: $17.88M
4. Cellular (2004)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped, and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy
Votes: 105,452 | Gross: $32.00M
5. Cracks (I) (2009)
R | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.
Director: Jordan Scott | Stars: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots
Votes: 21,106 | Gross: $0.02M
6. The Virgin Spring (1960)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson
Votes: 31,658 | Gross: $1.53M
7. 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: 5,001
8. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Orazio Orlando
Votes: 13,344 | Gross: $0.27M
9. Run! Bitch Run! (2009)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Things go horribly wrong when Catherine and Rebecca, two Catholic schoolgirls, knock on the wrong door while selling religious paraphernalia.
Director: Joseph Guzman | Stars: Ivet Corvea, Cheryl Lyone, John Winscher, Peter Tahoe
Votes: 3,270
10. The Way Out (2022)
94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young man deals with the loss of his abusive father by taking advice from a charming, dangerous stranger who teaches him about life, sex, and fighting back.
Director: Barry Jay | Stars: Sherri Shepherd, Mike Manning, Ashleigh Murray, Jonny Beauchamp
Votes: 1,606
11. Route 666 (2001)
R | 86 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A federal witness runs away and a team of government agents track him down, but when they take a shortcut on the return trip, they're attacked by zombies.
Director: William Wesley | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Lori Petty, Steven Williams, L.Q. Jones
Votes: 3,767
12. Inner Sanctum (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery
A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Billy House, Dale Belding
Votes: 1,165
13. Kill Kane (2016)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Thriller
A teacher's world is torn apart when his wife and children are brutally murdered at the hands of a ruthless gang. Left for dead and with no one to turn to, he takes matters into his own hands and hits the streets in search of justice.
Director: Adam Stephen Kelly | Stars: Vinnie Jones, Nicole Faraday, Sebastian Street, Sean Cronin
Votes: 1,039
14. The Yellow Balloon (1953)
76 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In post-war London, a small boy who blames himself for the accidental death of a friend, falls under the bad influence of a street criminal.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Andrew Ray, Kathleen Ryan, Kenneth More, Bernard Lee
Votes: 533
15. Chaos (2001)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into the lives of a bourgeois, modern-but-conventional couple. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the ... See full summary »
Director: Coline Serreau | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Catherine Frot, Rachida Brakni, Line Renaud
Votes: 2,484 | Gross: $0.21M
16. Connected (2008)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A man receives a distressing phone call from a woman who has been kidnapped.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Louis Koo, Barbie Hsu, Nick Cheung, Ye Liu
Votes: 2,506
17. W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A trio of hapless bounty hunters are recruited by a shady bail bondsman to try to keep a witness in drug trial alive to testify.
Director: Max Kleven | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair, Tony Brubaker, Thomas Rosales Jr.
Votes: 607
18. Crooked (2006)
R | 93 min | Action
Two police detectives must protect a beautiful call girl from mob hitmen and a crooked cop.
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Don Wilson, Olivier Gruner, Gary Busey, Fred Williamson
Votes: 494
19. The Ripper (1997 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Thriller
In 1888, in London, a prostitute is slaughtered on the street. The Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Jim Hansen is in charge of the investigation and realizes that the killer is a person with ... See full summary »
Director: Janet Meyers | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Gabrielle Anwar, Samuel West, Michael York
Votes: 638
20. Treasure Hunters (2011)
90 min | Adventure, Family
Erik is a twelve year old boy whose passion revolves between his lovely friend, Andrea and a master's skill for skateboarding. His family has financial troubles and is about to loose the ... See full summary »
Director: Hugo Rodríguez | Stars: Adrian Alonso, Mauricio Kuri, Juan Carlos Olalde, Ricardo Polanco
Votes: 47
21. Quand la ville s'éveille (1977)
87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man takes photos of a group of people in the act of committing a heist. He then sells the photos to a newspaper but then gets chased by the gang leader and his accomplices.
Director: Pierre Grasset | Stars: Raymond Pellegrin, Marc Porel, Neda Arneric, Pierre Grasset
Votes: 79
22. Of Cash and Hash (1955)
Approved | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
The stooges witness an armed robbery and are brought in by the cops as suspects. After passing a lie detector test, the boys are freed and go back to their jobs in a Cafe. When one of the ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 292
23. Dead End Creek (1965– )
94 min | Drama
Stars: Sally Thomsett, Alan Miller, Len Jones, Fabia Drake
24. Vaho (2009)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
On a dry lakebed in 1964, a trucker and his companion find a baby boy. Years later, interweaving narratives about childhood link the destinies of three men from the local neighborhood to ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Gerber Bicecci | Stars: Marta Aura, Sandra Carbonell, Sonia Couoh, Augusto Di Paolo
Votes: 129
25. Action Force (1977)
Action
Director: Al Francis | Stars: Jun Aristorenas, Roberto Gonzalez, Eddie Garcia, Rosemarie Gil
26. Chasing Life (2007 Video)
R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A female rock singer and her band, on her way to Los Angeles, in search of love and stardom, is forced to face the secrets of her past when her band breaks down in a racist town in Texas.
Director: Daniel Glasser | Stars: Jodi Nelson-Tabor, Tristan Aronovich, Jason Bonduris, Ransom Boynton
Votes: 8
27. Not Guilty (1908)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
Three marauders are plotting to raid a little family, and eventually they are seen lurking around the house. The young daughter is alone and they pounce upon her, binding and gagging her ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 169
28. You're a Trooper (1955)
11 min | Short
Two young New Jersey state troopers stop a passing car. Then a flashback to nine hours before - a car accident investigation. We're then shown the different trails and leads of detective work, proving that these troopers know their job.
Director: Justin Herman | Star: Ward Wilson
29.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Murder by the Book
(1971)
TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, Rosemary Forsyth, Martin Milner
Votes: 5,219
30.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie Sees a Mugging
(1972)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie doesn't want to appear in court as a witness when he sees a mugging. When finally approached by a detective, he claims gangsters were responsible.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 271
31.
Baretta (1975–1978)
Episode:
When Dues Come Down
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Even though he has no evidence Barreta suspects a man named Mazurski of killing a petty criminal. His hunch is based on the man's wife Doris being injured during a burglary committed by the now dead man.
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Slim Pickens
Votes: 49
32.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
The Perfect Gentleman/Legend
(1982)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Singer Andrea Barclay wants to overcome debilitating stage fright by performing for the toughest audience that Roarke can find; and rock star Jimmy Jordan, who witnessed a murder, disguises himself as a butler to elude his pursuers.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Leslie Easterbrook, Andy Griffith
Votes: 56
33.
Hack (2002–2004)
Episode:
See No Evil
(2003)
44 min | Crime, Drama
While setting up his new life, Mike helps a young blind man who is being chased by dirty cops.
Director: Robert Singer | Stars: David Morse, Matthew Borish, Andre Braugher, Jacqueline Torres
Votes: 42
34.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Refuge: Part 1
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A brutal murder of a Russian man has ties to the Russian mob. However, the only witness who isn't compromised is a traumatized 10-year-old boy who is reluctant to testify.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 345
35.
The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000)
Episode:
Witness
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Western
Mary brings her son back to Four Corners...a year after he saw his father killed.
Director: William Wages | Stars: Michael Biehn, Eric Close, Andrew Kavovit, Dale Midkiff
Votes: 72
36.
Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode:
Death Squad
(1970)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jim and Barney vacation together in a Latin American country. While there, Barney falls in love with artist Alma Ross. But the brother of the local police chief obsesses over Alma and is ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 180
37.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
Big George
(1972)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
A man happens to witness the murder of a sales clerk and agrees to testify at the trial. As a result he and his family are relentlessly terrorized by someone, even after the trial has ended.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 40
38.
Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode:
Remember Me?
(1952)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A former high-school basketball star, now broke and reduced to committing small-time hold-ups, kills an old man. With the police after him, he hides out in the apartment of a lonely woman ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Cloris Leachman, Martin E. Brooks, Frieda Altman, Henry Sharp
Votes: 42
39.
Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode:
New Blood
(1987)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In an attempt to take over Sonny Steelgrave's business, mob head Paul Patrice frames Sonny for several murder attempts he makes on the life of the special prosecutor investigating Sonny.
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey
Votes: 82
40.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1408
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Lindsey Coulson, Mona Hammond, Steve McFadden, Gillian Taylforth
41.
Bonkers (1993–1994)
Episode:
Witless for the Prosecution
(1993)
TV-Y | Animation, Short, Action
Miranda hides out in Bonkers' apartment but is not prepared for a weekend with his toon neighbors.
Stars: Jeff Bennett, Eileen Brennan, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Cummings
Votes: 11
42.
Wilsberg (1995– )
Episode:
Die Entführung
(2013)
Comedy, Crime
Wilsberg investigates the disappearance of his attorney friend Alexandra 'Alex', who was tied up and gagged by the blunt murderers of her gangster client Horst Fahrenbrink. Overbeck and ... See full summary »
Director: Dominic Müller | Stars: Leonard Lansink, Oliver Korittke, Ina Paule Klink, Rita Russek
Votes: 55
43.
Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed (2023– )
Episode:
Key Witness
(2023)
62 min | Documentary, Crime
Roy continues strengthening his case against Edgardo Diaz, including filing criminal charges.
Director: Esther Reyes | Stars: Bolivar Arellano, Rebecca Bailey, Miriam Diaz, Claudio Alvarez Dunn
Votes: 10
44.
13 Reasons Why (2017–2020)
Episode:
Tape 5, Side A
(2017)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Hannah witnesses a traumatic event at a summertime party. Clay tries to reason with Justin, and Marcus warns him that the worst is yet to come.
Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe
Votes: 5,809
45.
Amigas y rivales (2001)
Episode:
Episode #1.168
(2001)
43 min | Drama, Romance
The gang goes on a road trip to Jose's hacienda where they discuss Georgina. Sebastian tells Roxana about the witness. Carlos and Sonia catch up. Jennifer is back with Angela.
Stars: Michelle Vieth, Angélica Vale, Ludwika Paleta, Arath de la Torre