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1. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,072 | Gross: $0.01M
2. American Nightmare (2024)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries.
Stars: Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn, Henry Lee, David Sesma
Votes: 17,264
3. Silver Bullet (1985)
R | 95 min | Horror
In a small town, brutal killings start to plague the close knit community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan Follows
Votes: 31,477 | Gross: $5.40M
4. The Call (II) (2013)
R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Halle Berry, Evie Thompson, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut
Votes: 129,711 | Gross: $51.87M
5. Mother (2009)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 71,583 | Gross: $0.55M
6. Devil's Knot (2013)
Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola, James Hamrick
Votes: 23,839
7. Four Lives (2022)
59 min | Crime, Drama, History
A true-crime drama. Four young gay men are murdered in similar circumstances between 2014 and 2015 in the Barking area of London.
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Leanne Best, Stephen Merchant, Memet Ali Alabora
Votes: 5,373
8. A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A recently widowed young mother will go to any lengths to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband's murder.
Director: Abner Pastoll | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson, Jane Brennan
Votes: 5,516
9. El Traspatio (2009)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The true story of the border town of Juarez, Mexico where since the mid-1990s thousands of women have gone missing or turned up as sun-burnt corpses in the desert. Can new police captain Blanca Bravo stop the savagery?
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Asur Zagada, Marco Pérez, Ivan Cortes
Votes: 1,598
10. Twilight Portrait (2011)
105 min | Drama
Marina, an upper-class social worker with a doting husband and an enviable downtown apartment, is suddenly transformed into a bizarre twilight version of herself after having been raped by three policemen.
Director: Angelina Nikonova | Stars: Olga Dykhovichnaya, Roman Merinov, Sergey Golyudov, Sergey Borisov
Votes: 902
11. Gladbeck (2018)
176 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Based on the true story that shocked a nation in the summer of 1988 and revealed the scandalizing amount of errors committed by the media and the police in a half-baked attempt to rescue hostages.
Stars: Sascha Alexander Gersak, Marie Rosa Tietjen, Alexander Scheer, Martin Wuttke
Votes: 1,504
12. The House Across the Street (1949)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale
Votes: 399
13. Omega Syndrome (1986)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
An ex-GI's daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. He calls on one of his former Army buddies, and together they set out to track down the gang and rescue his daughter.
Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Ken Wahl, George DiCenzo, Xander Berkeley, Nicole Eggert
Votes: 365
14. Den vite riddaren (1994)
240 min | Crime, Thriller
It is summertime and the campaign for the upcoming parliament election is in full swing. A young policeman is the first victim of a political terrorist who guns down senior officials and ... See full summary »
Stars: Petra Nielsen, Stig Engström, Anders Nyström, Anki Lidén
Votes: 190
15. Japan's Secret Shame (2018)
60 min | Documentary
The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.
Director: Erica Jenkin | Stars: Shiori Ito, Jake Adelstein, Hiroko Goto, Motoko Rich
Votes: 145
16. Show Cop (2015)
Short, Comedy, Crime
Director: Jimi Stewart | Stars: Tom MacNeill, David Dj Roy, Manoj Sakarapani
17. The Killing of JFK: Minute by Minute (2023 TV Special)
Documentary, History
A gripping examination of the events around the infamous assassination from three crucial perspectives, including new information about what J Edgar Hoover knew before the shooting.
Director: Ian A. Hunt | Stars: Onyeka Nubia, Clive Webb, Althea Legal-Miller, Philip Shenon
18.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Homer the Vigilante
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
An outbreak of burglaries inspires Homer to lead a vigilante group.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,389
19.
The Devil You Know (2019– )
Episode:
The Burden Of Truth
(2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
Following a dramatic revelation in the Pazuzu Algarad case, journalist Chad Nance and those impacted by the crimes struggle to understand the story they tell.
Director: Patricia E. Gillespie | Stars: Chad Nance, Krystal Matlock, Michael Hewlett, John O. Craig
Votes: 41
20.
Psych (2006–2014)
Episode:
We'd Like to Thank the Academy
(2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After one too many infractions, Shawn and Gus are sent to the police academy for training, which gets in the way of working on a case.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 968
21.
Conspiracy (2015– )
Episode:
The Lord Lucan Dossier
(2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
Documentary examining some of the most famous cases of disappearances that have gone on to spawn conspiracy theories to explain them. John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, union leader Jimmy Hoffa and Robert Maxwell come under discussion.
Director: Kate Dooley | Stars: Mark Bazeley, David Ashenfelter, Scott Bernstein, Stephen Christos
Votes: 62