Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Muna Otaru

1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek

Votes: 125,421

2. Lost (2004–2010)

TV-14 | 5,445 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.

Stars: Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly

Votes: 596,163

3. The Wire (2002–2008)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.

Stars: Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce

Votes: 378,315

4. Silent Witness (1996– )

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward

Votes: 12,759

5. Professor T (2021– )

46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, assists the police in solving crime.

Stars: Barney White, Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour, Emma Naomi

Votes: 5,517

6. Whitechapel (2009–2013)

TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.

Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman

Votes: 14,826

7. The Irregulars (2021)

TV-14 | 423 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Set in Victorian London, the series follows a gang of troubled street teens who are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes.

Stars: McKell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield

Votes: 17,165

8. Syriana (2005)

R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller

A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.

Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Kayvan Novak

Votes: 134,319 | Gross: $50.82M

9. Lions for Lambs (2007)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Injuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.

Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Peña

Votes: 52,743 | Gross: $15.00M

10. Broken (2017– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Father Michael, a Catholic priest who presides over an urban northern parish that is modern, nonconformist, and reassuringly imperfect; he must be confidant, counselor, and confessor to a congregation.

Stars: Sean Bean, Fin Campbell, Adrian Dunbar, Sam Rintoul

Votes: 3,396

11. Rendition (2007)

R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller

When a terrorist bombing in North Africa kills 19 incl. an American, an Egyptian chemical engineer flying from South Africa to his wife in USA, is arrested upon arriving USA. He disappears. His wife asks senator for help.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin

Votes: 58,233 | Gross: $9.74M

12. Swingtown (2008)

TV-PG | 547 min | Drama

As America celebrates its 200th birthday, two generations of friends and neighbors in a Chicago suburb explore new freedoms and seek connections with each other in the midst of the socio/sexual revolution.

Stars: Molly Parker, Jack Davenport, Grant Show, Lana Parrilla

Votes: 2,859

13. The Keeping Room (2014)

R | 95 min | Drama, Western

Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.

Director: Daniel Barber | Stars: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington, Muna Otaru

Votes: 7,595 | Gross: $0.03M

14. Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trapped in his recruitment job. When he is given the opportunity he's always dreamed of, is he brave enough to chase it?

Stars: Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Rachel Adedeji, Babirye Bukilwa

Votes: 629

15. The Man in the Hat (2020)

95 min | Comedy

The Man in the Hat journeys through France in a Fiat 500 accompanied by a framed photograph of an unknown woman. He is pursued by five angry men in a Citroën Dyane. Why are they chasing him? And how can he shake them off?

Directors: John-Paul Davidson, Stephen Warbeck | Stars: Ciarán Hinds, Sylvain Thirolle, Conor Lovett, James Lailey

Votes: 1,026

16. Surge (I) (2020)

TV-MA | 105 min | Thriller

Set over 24 hours in London, a man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation.

Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Ryan McKen, Victor Olamide, Jasmine Jobson

Votes: 3,823

17. Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016 TV Movie)

87 min | Drama

The true story of the murder of Damilola Taylor--a 10-year-old Nigerian boy who lived in Peckham, London--and the subsequent trial.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, John Hollingworth, Naomi Ackie, Ben Bailey Smith

Votes: 246

18. Girls on Film (2018 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Girls On Film is a film review podcast from a female perspective, hosted by film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith.

Stars: Anna Smith, Mia Bays, Rhianna Dhillon, Hedda Archbold

19. Taken by Force (2010)

90 min | Action, Drama

When a San Francisco detective goes hunting for the cruel Asian crime figure who killed his partner, he finds himself thrown into the center of a violent plot to steal a terrorist weapon. ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Althoff | Stars: Jeff Osterhage, Mark Gantt, Branscombe Richmond, Ed Lauter

Votes: 43

20. Little River Run (2018)

12 min | Short, Drama

Two teenagers search for escape and solitude in inner-city London. But even as they find their moment of tranquility, it's impossible to escape society's preconceptions.

Director: Ed Skrein | Stars: Aaron-Russell Andrews, Muna Otaru, Tezlym Senior-Sakutu

Votes: 16

21. Pottersville (2001)

22 min | Short, Comedy

Jill Bailey has just entered the adult world. Upon graduating college, Jill struggles to find her niche when her parents shock her by deciding to charge her rent to live in her old room. ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Scholle | Stars: Cheryle Arnold, Janice Coffey, Mike Dudzik, Melinda Fausch

22. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: All Prologue (2003)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Trying to let go of police work and return to his marriage, McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe. The detectives look into Sobotka and his money. For his union, Sobotka tries to ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,969

23. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Amsterdam (2004)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Greggs and McNulty recruit Bubbles to gather street intelligence on the Barksdale gang. Cutty seeks out the Barksdale gang after he loses his taste for the straight life. Bunk feels the ... See full summary »

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 4,124

24. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Backwash (2003)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Greggs and Prez tap into the circuit of Russian prostitutes. With two sets of evidence, the detail goes to Pearlman who tells them neither crime merits a wiretap, but a drug connection ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,307

25. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Bad Dreams (2003)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The detail makes a desperate move. Nick's deceit is in the open, as Sobotka is overwhelmed by bad news. The Greeks confidently ease out of a brief encounter with the detail and Omar's ... See full summary »

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 5,443

26. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Cleaning Up (2002)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Kima slowly recovers in the hospital. Stringer changes operations in the pit and the towers, rendering the wiretaps and clones useless, and prompting Burrell to begin dismantling the detail... See full summary »

Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 5,900

27. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Collateral Damage (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Major Valchek gets back at Sobotka for the church gift fiasco, and a feud begins. Avon Barksdale continues to run his empire from a prison cell. On the waterfront, Port Police Officer ... See full summary »

Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,669

28. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Duck and Cover (2003)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

McNulty goes on a drunken binge of legendary proportions. Fellow stevedores convince Ziggy to fight Maui. Bunk, seeing McNulty's desperation, talks Daniels into asking for him. Daniels does... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,358

29. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Ebb Tide (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Jimmy McNulty finds the body of a woman floating in the water while carrying out his new assignment of Harbor Patrol. Major Valchek has his gift to a local parish trumped by Frank... See full summary »

Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 5,021

30. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Hard Cases (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

McNulty goes on a self-assigned moral mission to identify his floater, but his old partner, Bunk, says they have more pressing matter at hand: finding Omar to testify against a Barksdale ... See full summary »

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,443

31. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Hot Shots (2003)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Lt Cedric Daniels lets it be known he is going to leave the department. McNulty pursues the identity of the Jane Doe found floating in the harbor. A pair of young longshoremen, Frank ... See full summary »

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,524

32. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Port in a Storm (2003)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The detail has a setback. Russell and Bunk revisit Philly, looking for evidence. Brother Mouzone talks with Stringer Bell regarding their agreement, leaving Bell to contend with Avon ... See full summary »

Director: Robert F. Colesberry | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 5,078

33. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Sentencing (2002)

TV-MA | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Due to the camera at Orlando's, the detail gather enough information to arrest Avon and many of his people, but, with Wallace dead, they are unable to bring charges against Stringer, who's ... See full summary »

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 5,742

34. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Storm Warnings (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The detail uses satellite technology to its advantage. Bodie is unhappy that Proposition Joe's people are selling on his turf. Valchek visits the FBI in an attempt to get real results on ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,925

35. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Stray Rounds (2003)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Bodie's disastrous sales efforts result in a tongue lashing from Stringer Bell. Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper that makes the Greeks pay big money. McNulty goes undercover in a ... See full summary »

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,404

36. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: The Cost (2002)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Avon, Stringer and Wee-Bey discuss how best to deal with Omar after the attempted hit on Avon, deciding to let him think they want peace, whilst secretly planning to kill him. As such, Omar... See full summary »

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 6,286

37. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: The Hunt (2002)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

While Greggs' life hangs in the balance, the entire department attempts to hunt down Savino. When Wallace flips, willing to testify that Stringer, Wee-Bey and Bird killed Brandon, Daniels ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 5,418

38. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Undertow (2003)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Weak product in the pit has Bodie getting heat. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to stevedores involved in the homicide case, and Port Police Officer Beadie Russell works ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Dominic West, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, John Doman

Votes: 4,357

39. Lost (2004–2010)
Episode: The Cost of Living (2006)

TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

After Mr. Eko has a vision of his dead brother, he sets out to return to the site of his plane crash.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Emilie de Ravin

Votes: 5,582

40. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Snitch (2007)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A 15-year-old African immigrant is murdered and the evidence points to a neighborhood thug who intimidates murder witnesses. However, the case is complicated by the discovery that she was married to a 35-year-old polygamist.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 850

41. Swingtown (2008)
Episode: Love Will Find a Way (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

After their first experiment with swinging at the Deckers' party the Millers decide not to make it a habit. Susan makes friends with Trina, while her old friend Janet distances herself from... See full summary »

Director: Alan Poul | Stars: Molly Parker, Jack Davenport, Grant Show, Lana Parrilla

Votes: 60

42. The Irregulars (2021)
Episode: Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B (2021)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Broke and in trouble, Bea reluctantly partners with Jessie to find out who's stealing children's teeth. Spike spies on Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

Director: Johnny Allan | Stars: McKell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield

Votes: 615

43. Professor T (2021– )
Episode: The Mask Murders (2022)

50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A prominent barrister and his wife are found shot dead in a crime that has uncanny similarities to a double murder that the barrister successfully prosecuted 15 years earlier.

Director: Dries Vos | Stars: Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour, Andy Gathergood, Emma Naomi

Votes: 240

44. Professor T (2021– )
Episode: The Family (2022)

46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Professor is asked to decipher a macabre puzzle when a doctor and her family are found dead in a grisly tableau on their living room sofa, each having died by different means. But in which order and by whom?

Director: Dries Vos | Stars: Emma Naomi, Ben Onwukwe, Barney White, Juliet Stevenson

Votes: 243

45. Girls on Film (2018– )
Ep 9: Jellyfish, The Breaker Upperers, Back to the Future & The Phantom Thread (2019 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Anna welcomes Mia Bays (Birds Eye View), Eve Gabereau (Modern Films) Akua Gyamfi (The British Blacklist) and actor Muna Otaru (The Keeping Room) to a special episode from Annabel's club in association with FiXX.

Stars: Anna Smith, Mia Bays, Eve Gabereau, Akua Gyamfi

46. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Familiar Faces - Part 1 (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Lyell team investigate when a lorry is found in Kent with people locked inside. However, some have survived but will not speak to police. The team and the police delve into a world of drugs and human trafficking.

Director: Max Myers | Stars: Aaron Garland, Eoin Lynch, Maisie Ayres, Kate Bracken

Votes: 218

47. Silent Witness (1996– )
Episode: Familiar Faces - Part 2 (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team continue to try and find out information about the lorry of bodies with a dead driver at the wheel. Shocking leads shed some light on the case. An ethical dilemma grips Gabriel and there is a surprise visit.

Director: Max Myers | Stars: David Caves, Theo Bougouneau, Nadine Marshall, Maria Forrester

Votes: 205

48. Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)
Episode: The Reality (2023)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

In a bid to raise funds for his film, Kwabena struggles to balance moonlighting as a food delivery driver. His romance with Vanessa grows stronger, but Kwabena can't help but feel a little inadequate in comparison to his new girl.

Director: Koby Adom | Stars: Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Demmy Ladipo, Rachel Adedeji

Votes: 33

49. Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)
Episode: The Birth (2023)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Drama

When Funmi goes into labour, a nervous Maurice is more on edge than ever. Doctors at the hospital refuse to take Funmi's concerns seriously, and her life may well soon hang in the balance. Kwabena reconsiders his priorities.

Director: Joelle Mae David | Stars: Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Demmy Ladipo, Rachel Adedeji

Votes: 28

50. Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)
Episode: The Pitch (2023)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

Kwabena moves back home with his mother. William encourages Kwabena to pitch a film inspired by his troubled cousin, but he feels conflicted about it. When Amy tells Kwabena she's moving ... See full summary »

Director: Joelle Mae David | Stars: Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Rachel Adedeji, Lydia Rose Bewley

Votes: 24