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1. Compulsion (I) (2011)
17 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
When Jane discovers that a registered sex offender lives directly across the street, she begins to obsessively follow his every move.
Director: Constantinos Yiallourides | Stars: Nicole Steinwedell, Shawn Parsons, Brahm Gallagher, Ali Mullin
Votes: 7
2. Philippe's Sandwich (2011)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Family
When two young brothers Flaco and Lino realize their Mamita is dying, they embark on an unsupervised journey throughout Los Angeles in search of a special sandwich. What they find is magical.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Ruben Dario, Christopher DeMaci, Angelina Duplisea, Brian Fong
Votes: 15
3.
Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode:
In Extremis
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A respected doctor is poisoned with Polonium and has just 24 hours to help Reese find his killer. Carter, grieving over the death of Cal Beecher, helps Fusco when HR turns Internal Affairs against him.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson
Votes: 2,987
4. The Bookie's Lament (2000)
Short
Director: John Postley | Stars: Tina Benko, Gabriel Macht, Marilyn Chris, Kevin Dowling
Votes: 24
5.
Weeds (2005–2012)
Episode:
Theoretical Love Is Not Dead
(2010)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Nancy must free herself from the grip of Esteban in order to escape the country along with her family.
Director: Scott Ellis | Stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Justin Kirk
Votes: 756
6.
Animal Kingdom (2016–2022)
Episode:
Wolves
(2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama
Cody and the boys pull off a heist without Smurf or Baz, and receive unexpected guests waiting for them when they return. Smurf demands that J tighten up the operation while she deals with problems of her own in jail.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Ellen Barkin, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary
Votes: 517
7. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes, including the civilians' roles, are left a mystery.
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson
Votes: 188,912
8. 9/11 (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 112 min | Documentary
A real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of James Hanlon and two French filmmakers who were in Manhattan that one day.
Directors: James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Tony Benatatos, Yusuf Baran Bilgic, Jamal Braithwaite, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 8,639
9. 9/11: Fifteen Years Later (2016 TV Movie)
105 min | Documentary, History
The seminal documentary 9/11 (2002) by the Naudet brothers is revisited 15 years later.
Directors: Renee Cullen, James Hanlon | Star: Denis Leary
Votes: 155
10.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Omnivore
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being inactive for 10 years, Hotch's first BAU case, an elusive serial killer known as the Reaper, starts killing again.
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 2,440
11.
Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrator, they don't know, but will find out.
Director: David Semel | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson
Votes: 5,727
12.
The Protector (2011)
Episode:
Wings
(2011)
42 min | Crime, Drama
Gloria and Michelle are surprised when the murder of a young woman found floating in a downtown lake leads them into a world of kinky sex parties. Meanwhile, Gloria and Davey's lives are ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Ally Walker, Tisha Campbell, Miguel Ferrer, Chris Payne Gilbert
Votes: 23
13.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Command & Control
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Callen and Sam receive a cell phone on their day off and the caller threatens to kill innocent people if they don't do as he says.
Directors: James Hanlon, Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 331
14. Animal Kingdom (2016–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Centers on a Southern California family, whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities.
Stars: Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole
Votes: 43,605
15. 9/11: 10 Years Later (2011 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
This unprecedented and exclusive insider's account by filmmaker James Hanlon and Gedeon and Jules Naudet of the World TradeCenter attack, which contains the only known footage of the first ... See full summary »
Directors: James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Star: Robert De Niro
Votes: 162
16.
Third Watch (1999–2005)
Episode:
Nature or Nurture?
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Doc and Carlos' good deed gets a young boy killed. An off-duty Bosco robs would-be robbers. Doherty faces serious consequences forhis gambling losses and endangers his son.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Bobby Cannavale, Eddie Cibrian
Votes: 96
17.
Cold Case (2003–2010)
Episode:
Shattered
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Valens partners with Rush to locate her sister, who was abducted from her drug-littered motel room, and Jeffries tries to bring justice and closure to a long-suffering mother whose daughter's murder case has remained unsolved for 17 years.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford
Votes: 291
18.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Các Tù Nhân
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While Hetty is being tortured by her captors in Vietnam, Eric and Nell find a clue to her whereabouts, prompting the team to organize a rescue mission with very little information. Carl Lumbly and John M. Jackson guest star.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 308
19. 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: 124,774
20. Criminal Minds (2005– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub.
Stars: Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Joe Mantegna
Votes: 218,570
21.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Paranoia
(2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
SVU investigates the rape and choking of a police sergeant investigating a silent alarm on a warehouse. When the victim recants, and internal affairs ends the investigation, the detectives look at the officers working with the victim.
Director: Richard Dobbs | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,011
22.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Loogie Nights
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny and Andy catch an assault that looks like it was done by the boys in blue. Jill considers dating her ex-husband.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder, James McDaniel, Kim Delaney
Votes: 119
23. Chicago Fire (2012– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama
The story of firefighters and paramedics in the city of Chicago, both on a personal and professional level.
Stars: Taylor Kinney, Christian Stolte, Eamonn Walker, Joe Minoso
Votes: 64,489
24. Third Watch (1999–2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
Stars: Coby Bell, Skipp Sudduth, Jason Wiles, Molly Price
Votes: 11,434
25.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Smothered
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Goren and Eames search for the killer of a pregnant woman who was struggling to stay clean from drugs.
Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 451
26.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Rekindled
(2012)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A fire in a warehouse in Baltimore brings in the NCIS; they find connections to Watcher Fleet. The gang work with a city arson investigator with a mysterious connection to Tony.
Director: Mark Horowitz | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette
Votes: 710
27.
Chicago Fire (2012– )
Episode:
The F Is For
(2018)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Drama
The photographer whose pictures of Casey and Severide during a rescue make the front page of the newspaper chronicles a day-in-the-life story at the Firehouse.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Kara Killmer
Votes: 378
28. Weeds (2005–2012)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a suburban mother turns to dealing marijuana in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies, she finds out just how addicted her entire neighborhood already is.
Stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon
Votes: 117,334
29. New York Undercover (1994–2024)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Drugs, robbery, corruption, rape, murder. Cops versus criminals. The undercover war has started. Welcome to New York City.
Stars: Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville, Luna Lauren Velez
Votes: 2,958
30. 100 Centre Street (2001–2002)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a New York City courthouse.
Stars: Joseph Lyle Taylor, Manny Perez, Phyllis Newman, Paula Devicq
Votes: 211
31.
Sex and the City (1998–2004)
Episode:
The Post-It Always Sticks Twice
(2003)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The quartet's morning meeting hears counterbalancing news: Charlotte is elated to show her engagement ring from Harry while Carrie, infuriatingly pissed off, is determined not to make the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 753
32.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
The Grey Man
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kensi and Deeks go undercover to investigate the murder of a homeless man who was a former marine and CIA agent and discover his connection to the Mexican cartel.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 344
33.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Kolcheck, A.
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dead Crew members turn up from the missing tanker involved in Arkady's deal with Russia. Arkady's connection to the ship is revealed.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 302
34.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Where There's Smoke...
(2016)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sam and Callen go undercover as firefighters when top secret information about suspected terrorists is stolen from a secure Department of Defense container at the site of a fire.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 281
35.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
A Diamond in the Rough
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The NCIS team investigates the home invasion of Navy Captain Dean Hadlow, who was entertaining his friend, General Omer Abidi of Pakistan, when robbers successfully stole money, jewelry and... See full summary »
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 274
36.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Into the Breach
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team investigates the murder of a journalist who was writing an exposé on a mishandled classified military operation. Also, as their wedding day quickly approaches, Kensi and Deeks work on the last remaining items on their to-do list.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 274
37. NCIS (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Stars: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen
Votes: 162,917
38. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,535
39.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Amends
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 1981 murder case is reopened. An ambassador's son is charged, but key evidence has disappeared. Further investigation reveals that the evidence may not have disappeared by accident.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 268
40.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
War Cries
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two dead bodies show up in an alley; the LAPD calls the G team; the vics were former military and former employees of the private contracting firm linked to a previous story; Nell goes into the field and does well; the team solve the case.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 314
41.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Driving Miss Diaz
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The NCIS Los Angeles team investigates a 20-year old Peruvian massacre after a well-known fashion model, believed to be one of the survivors, is now a potential target. Also, Kensi goes ... See full summary »
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 306
42. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,323
43.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Human Resources
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a Navy lieutenant disappears from the scene of a car accident, the NCIS team processes the crime scene and discovers his laptop is missing along with recently accessed confidential information for retired Navy SEALs.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 249
44.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Commitment Issues
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Commitment Issues" - The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Naval warfare engineer at a spoken poetry event. Also, Callen asks Nell to assist him in a worldwide search for Anna's whereabouts.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 234
45.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Angels & Daemons
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team investigates the murder of a tech entrepreneur turned venture capitalist who secretly developed a computer program that allows for undetectable data collection.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 294
46.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Tidings We Bring
(2016)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team celebrates the holidays as they investigate the disappearance of a Navy Lieutenant Commander who's working with the NSA on foreign cyber threats.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 294
47. Cold Case (2003–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases," older crimes that have never been solved.
Stars: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford
Votes: 31,458
48. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This series focuses on the NYPD's Major Case Squad, a force of detectives who investigate high-profile cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view.
Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 27,868
49.
New York Undercover (1994–2024)
Episode:
Rat Trap
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The unit investigates a string of mysterious fires in the garment district.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Malik Yoba, Luna Lauren Velez, Marisa Ryan, Josh Hopkins
Votes: 21
50.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
The Noble Maidens
(2021)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
The team discovers that Anna is being held by a group with ties to Anna's upbringing and must rescue her before she is forcibly returned to Russia. Also, Admiral Kilbride makes Nell a serious offer.
Director: James Hanlon | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa
Votes: 225