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1. A Time to Kill (1996)
R | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey
Votes: 182,377 | Gross: $108.77M
2. 22 July (2018)
R | 143 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A three-part story of Norway's worst terrorist attack in which over seventy people were killed. 22 July looks at the disaster itself, the survivors, Norway's political system and the lawyers who worked on this horrific case.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Jonas Strand Gravli, Jon Øigarden, Maria Bock
Votes: 37,709
3. Dream Lover (1993)
R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A successful businessman tries to uncover what is wrong with his wife.
Director: Nicholas Kazan | Stars: James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Fredric Lehne, Bess Armstrong
Votes: 6,119 | Gross: $0.26M
4. Seven Beauties (1975)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and its effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.
Director: Lina Wertmüller | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore
Votes: 6,514 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Amityville: An Origin Story (2023)
TV-MA | 201 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
This limited series is the first-ever elevated look at the strange alchemy of mass murder, 1970s paranormal obsession, and the explosion of the horror film genre that gave rise to The Amityville Horror sensation.
Stars: Tommy Maher, Carol Soviero, Christopher Lutz, Laura DiDio
Votes: 501
6. The Winston Affair (1964)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, War
In WW2, a US lieutenant stationed in India shoots dead a British NCO and admits his crime but his reason for the murder is so bizarre that it puzzles his defense counsel.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan, Trevor Howard
Votes: 867
7. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 2,989
8. The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Mystery
When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart
Votes: 705
9. Interview with a Serial Killer (2008 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
In this jailhouse interview, Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, shares candid details of his crimes and his surprising family bonds.
Director: Chris Martin | Stars: Augustine Capone, Maggie Deming, Paul Dierdorf, Lynde Johnston
Votes: 652
10. You Belong to Me (2014)
88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Over sixty years ago, a murder rocked Live Oak, Florida, and awakened the nation. Today, the ghosts still remain.
Director: John Cork | Stars: Gleene Harrell, Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Eric Musgrove, Edna Hindson
Votes: 186
11. Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini (2020)
117 min | Documentary, Drama
The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926.
Directors: Barrie Dowdall, Kevin de la Isla O'Neill | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Padraig Cullen, Michael Heavey, Siobhan Lynam
Votes: 21
12. Christian Blake (2008)
Not Rated | 87 min | Thriller
Dark violent, psychological thriller, about a sociopath's unrequited love with his best friend and the resulting tragedy re-awakened years later by a misguided journalist.
Director: Eoin Macken | Stars: Eoin Macken, Brian Fortune, Emmett J Scanlan, Christina Hughes
Votes: 93
13. Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954)
84 min | Crime, Drama
A psychological drama of a young student (Veijo Pasanen) who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.
Director: Aarne Tarkas | Stars: Veijo Pasanen, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Matti Tamminen, Pia Hattara
Votes: 46
15.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Murder of the Century
(1995)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary chronicling the events surrounding the murder of famed architect Stanford White by millionaire Harry Thaw over the affections of showgirl Evelyn Nesbitt in New York in 1906.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Brendan Gill, David Lowe, Suzannah Lessard
Votes: 45
16.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
An impressionist is charged with killing his fiancee, but his inability to stop going into character impersonations, even in court, leads Lawrence to feel that he has lost his hold on ... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Frank Gorshin, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 29
17.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Locomotion
(2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A failed suicide attempts leads to a train crash that kills 12 people. The defendant's attorney initially offers an insanity defense. However, he is soon fired, as the defendant represents himself and changes his plea.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Dennis Farina, Michael Imperioli, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 249
18.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Coerced
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In resolving the kidnapping case of a little boy by a schizophrenic, Stabler uncovers further crimes at an adult group home with Huang's help.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 969
19.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Taboo
(2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a baby boy is discovered in the rubbish, detectives Benson and Stabler use a t-shirt found at the scene to trace the crime back to a well-to-do college student.
Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,032
20.
Petrocelli (1974–1976)
Episode:
By Reason of Madness
(1974)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Petrocelli defends a wife accused of killing her husband. She knows she killed him but says she didn't know she was doing it. Petrocelli soon realizes she was mentally ill and has to prove her not guilty by reason of insanity.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Barry Newman, Susan Howard, Albert Salmi, Lynda Day George
Votes: 48
21.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
Dante's Inferno
(1996)
Crime, Drama, Family
Maxine becomes the acting mayor. When she supports a business decision half of the town opposes, she becomes the target of local sexist shock jock Chuck Dante, who constantly humiliates her and even calls for her death. She's soon shot.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 54
22.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
Madman on the Mountain
(1957)
30 min | Drama
When a gangster is arrested for attacking his ex-wife with a wrench, he pleads insanity. Blake works to prove that the thug is competent to stand trail and intended to maim his former spouse.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Rod Cameron, Bart Burns, Sara Anderson, Robert Stevenson
Votes: 12
23.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Murder on 'Abortion Row'
(1996)
TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary, News
Airing as his trial begins, FRONTLINE follows intersecting lives of twenty-two-year-old antiabortionist, John Salvi III, charged with murder in armed attacks on two Massachusetts health clinics, and his victims
Director: John Zaritsky | Star: Will Lyman
Votes: 10
24.
Taboo (2002–2014)
Episode:
Witchcraft
(2002)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary
Taboo investigate the practice of witchcraft. It looks at the practices of a Witch in Mexico, a cleansing ceremony in Zimbabwe, and a group of Wiccans in the United Kingdom.
Stars: Alan Fiske, Nathaniel J. Harris, David McCallum, Isak Niehaus
Votes: 10
25.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
The Amityville Horror: Evil in the House Pt. 2
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Para psychologists and psychics descend on the house to investigate who murdered the DeFeo family and why.
Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Mitch Turner, Laura DiDio, Ziv Cohen
Votes: 20
26.
Blood & Money (2023– )
Episode:
The Business of Divorce
(2023)
44 min | Crime, Documentary
Reno, Nevada, June 12, 2006: The city of Reno, Nevada erupted into chaos after a public figure, Judge Chuck Weller was shot twice in his chest by an unknown sniper inside the Reno Municipal... See full summary »
Stars: Steven Zirnkilton, Ron Chalmers, Reut Fish, Rob Gill
Votes: 8
27.
Trial & Error (2017–2018)
Episode:
A Change in Defense
(2017)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
With the trial now getting national attention, Josh's boss, Mr. Mankiewicz has decided to take over the case, throwing the team into turmoil. Meanwhile, when Mankiewicz suggests Larry plead... See full summary »
Director: Matt Sohn | Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto, Jayma Mays, Steven Boyer, Krysta Rodriguez
Votes: 199
28.
Bull (2016–2022)
Episode:
Make Me
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
TAC investigates a spiritual learning center to find the person who brainwashed Troy Dickerson (Brendan Dooling) into killing his father, while Bull tries to prove his client's innocence with a temporary insanity plea.
Director: Tricia Brock | Stars: Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodríguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner
Votes: 437
29.
I Knew My Murderer (2017– )
Episode:
Amy Bishop
(2020)
Documentary, Crime
Neuroscientist Amy Bishop is denied tenor, and it results in deadly consequences for her co-workers.
Directors: Cameron Patterson, Jorge Requena Ramos | Stars: Cheryl Arutt, Ali Everett, Tammy Karatchuk
30.
The Dain Curse (1978)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1978)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Nash solves the mystery, but finds the solution is closer to home than he expected.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Tom Bower, David Canary, Beeson Carroll, James Coburn
Votes: 15
31.
How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020)
Episode:
It Was the Worst Day of My Life
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Annalise chooses Gabriel as her second chair, the unexpected duo puts all of their time into Nate Sr.'s murder re-trial as they try to get a jury to grant an insanity plea. Meanwhile,... See full summary »
Director: Laura Innes | Stars: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Rome Flynn
Votes: 1,170