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1. A Life for a Life (I) (2013)
Approved | 15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A young boy witnesses his mother getting shot and years later stumbles upon the killer.
Director: Chandra Kilaru | Stars: Ato Essandoh, Natalie Knepp, Faron Salisbury, Frank Dolce
Votes: 10
2. Frank Embree (2017)
8 min | Short, Biography, Crime
Frank Embree. 9:55AM. Fayette, Missouri. July 22nd, 1899.
Director: Skinner Myers | Stars: Ato Essandoh, Nicole Tompkins, Eddie Diaz, Skinner Myers
Votes: 13
3. Chappelle's Show (2003–2006)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy, Music
Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.
Stars: Dave Chappelle, Donnell Rawlings, Rudy Rush, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 71,744
4.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Loyalty: Part 1
(2010)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Captain Ross is shot while working undercover with the Feds to bring down an arms dealer. Detective Nichols then joins Goren and Eames to find the shooter, but the Feds don't want him to compromise their investigation.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 365
5.
Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode:
Skip
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Reese tracks the latest number to an underground casino and its enigmatic hostess.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Amy Acker, Michael Emerson
Votes: 2,902
6.
Third Watch (1999–2005)
Episode:
Duty
(2001)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sullivan is suspended and charged with improper conduct. Kim becomes concerned about Bobby's mood change.
Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Michael Beach, Coby Bell, Bobby Cannavale, Amy Carlson
Votes: 94
7.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Loyalty: Part 2
(2010)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Nichols and Eames continue their efforts to bring Captain Ross's killer to justice without the help of Goren, whose reckless actions threaten to get him fired from Major Cases.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeff Goldblum, Kathryn Erbe, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 338
8.
White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode:
Burke's Seven
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Peter is suspended by the FBI for a crime he didn't commit, he is forced to run a sting with Neal and the gang to catch Mozzie's shooter, and clear his name.
Director: Michael Smith | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason
Votes: 934
9.
The Diplomat (2023– )
Episode:
The James Bond Clause
(2023)
TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
In London, Hal's actions cause friction as Kate heads to Paris with Dennison to get a handle on the Lenkov situation, which soon takes a shocking turn.
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn
Votes: 1,987
10.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
Beautiful Dreamer
(2013)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln shatters any hope of a smooth post-war recovery for the people of New York City and the United States at large. Detective Kevin Corcoran is on... See full summary »
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 104
11. 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: 188,922
12. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 1,694,290 | Gross: $162.81M
13.
Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode:
To Protect and Serve
(2013)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny becomes the lead hostage negotiator when a prime informant in a large drug case holds Erin at gunpoint inside the courtroom.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Votes: 506
14.
Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode:
Excessive Force
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny Reagan is accused of police brutality. Frank has to walk a fine line in the investigation and find the truth. Jamie meets a female doctor, and it makes Janko uneasy.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Votes: 488
15. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry
Votes: 82,671
16.
The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode:
Je Ne Sais What?
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The firm steps in for a colleague in an athletic doping case after she is arrested, and an attack by Maddie Hayward creates a rift within Peter's campaign team.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips
Votes: 716
17.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
Ashes Denote That Fire Was
(2013)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Drama
The greater Copper family - uptown and Five Points alike - gather around Detective Kevin Corcoran, who is reeling from a shocking loss. In a quest to cure on a grander scale, Freeman steps ... See full summary »
Director: Deborah Chow | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 115
18.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
Good Heart and Willing Hand
(2013)
TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Drama
Looming devastation to Five Points forces Detective Kevin Corcoran to take drastic action against Tammany Hall. Injuries old and new push Doctor Matthew Freeman to his breaking point. As ... See full summary »
Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 109
19.
Vinyl (2016)
Episode:
Alibi
(2016)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Music
Richie becomes an informant for the FBI to watch over Corrado Galasso, Zak tries to get Richie out of the company and Kip gets high on drugs and quits the band.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Paul Ben-Victor, P.J. Byrne, Max Casella
Votes: 686
20.
Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode:
Unbearable Loss
(2016)
TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the son of Frank's most outspoken critic is murdered, Frank and the boy's father must put aside their differences to seek justice.
Director: David Barrett | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Votes: 404
21.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
Force of Evil
(2018)
TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Tortured by his captor, Kovacs taps into his Envoy training to survive. Ortega springs a surprise on her family for Día de los Muertos.
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 5,132
22.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
Rage in Heaven
(2018)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
After a devastating rampage, Kovacs and his allies hatch a bold - and very risky - scheme to infiltrate Head in the Clouds.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 4,302
23.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
The Killers
(2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
As a cornered Kovacs braces for a final showdown in the sky, a new hero emerges and more buried secrets come to light.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 4,714
24. Treme (2010–2013)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Music
Life after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.
Stars: Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo
Votes: 15,894
25. The Accident (2001)
Short
Ever play that game where you plan the perfect murder?
Director: John Fletcher | Stars: Amy Acker, Sarah Clarke, Michael Medeiros, Timothy Huang
Votes: 30
26.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
I Defy Thee to Forget
(2013)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Drama
The Sixth Precinct's search for the murderer of a fellow officer is derailed as Annie Reilly creates a fissure in the Corcoran home. Meanwhile, Eva Heissen - attempting to preserve a secret... See full summary »
Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 114
27.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
A Morning Song
(2013)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama
Five Points falls into a state of panic as a community safe haven is seized by one of the deadliest men in New York City. With both coppers and civilians at his mercy, Detectives Kevin ... See full summary »
Director: Larysa Kondracki | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 121
28. White Collar (2009–2014)
TV-PG | 40 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A white-collar criminal agrees to help the FBI catch other white-collar criminals using his expertise as an art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman.
Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Thiessen
Votes: 141,185
29.
Chicago Med (2015– )
Episode:
With a Brave Heart
(2019)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama
Dr. Charles and Caroline set some major plans; Ava fights to keep her relationship with Connor. Agent Lee informs Will of news that may put his life in danger.
Director: Michael Waxman | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Colin Donnell
Votes: 320
30.
The Diplomat (2023– )
Episode:
Lambs in the Dark
(2023)
TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
At Winfield, President Rayburn's plans in the Gulf have the staff on edge as tensions between a determined Hal and a strong-willed Kate come to a head.
Director: Andrew Bernstein | Stars: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn
Votes: 1,518
31.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
The Children of the Battlefield
(2013)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Drama
Detective Kevin Corcoran closes in on the parties responsible for the kidnapping and murder of young Five Points men. As the pressure to capture the culprits grows, Corcoran is forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 112
32.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
The Hope Too Bright to Last
(2013)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Drama
In his investigation, Detective Kevin Corcoran finds himself at an unusual dead end. Doctor Matthew Freeman is faced with the outbreak of a new and troubling illness sweeping Five Points. ... See full summary »
Director: Nathan Morlando | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 106
33.
Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode:
A Controlled Descent
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes and Watson take on an investigation of a personal nature when Holmes' friend and former recovery sponsor, Alfredo, disappears under suspicious circumstances.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 1,002
34.
Vinyl (2016)
Episode:
Cyclone
(2016)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Music
Andrea Zito joins American Century; Kip has an uncommon choice for lead guitar; Zak's raw emotions surface; Richie confronts the future of his relationship with Devon and something rather odd and disturbing surfaces about Ernst.
Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Paul Ben-Victor, P.J. Byrne, Max Casella
Votes: 868
35.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
Man with My Face
(2018)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
With Ortega's fate hanging in the balance, Kovacs drops a bombshell on the Bancrofts. Later, he comes face to face with an unsettling opponent.
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 4,363
36.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
Nora Inu
(2018)
TV-MA | 66 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
As Kovacs reconnects with a figure from his past, his tangled history with the Protectorate, the Uprising and Quell plays out in flashbacks.
Director: Andy Goddard | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 4,596
37.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
The Wrong Man
(2018)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
After learning his sleeve's identity, Kovacs demands the full story from Ortega. A tip from Poe leads to a major breakthrough in the Bancroft case.
Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 4,480
38.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
Clash by Night
(2018)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
His world rocked, Kovacs requests a dipper to help him sew up the Bancroft case quickly. Ortega races to identify the mystery woman from Fight Drome.
Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Chris Conner
Votes: 4,173
39. Damages (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.
Stars: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Zachary Booth
Votes: 31,593
40. Saints Row: The Third (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Crime
After the Saints have transformed from a small town street gang to pop culture giants, they decide to take over another city called Steelport.
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Daniel Dae Kim, Hulk Hogan, Sasha Grey
Votes: 6,740
41.
Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode:
Déjà Vu All Over Again
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Watson works a case on her own about a woman who has disappeared while Holmes deals with a subway murder. As they work their separate cases they gradually appear to be connected, even though they can't determine exactly how.
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 1,318
42.
Copper (2012–2013)
Episode:
Think Gently of the Erring
(2013)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Drama
Returning to the Precinct, Detective Kevin Corcoran is staggered when he discovers a new investigation has one close to him in chains. Racing to free his friend, Corcoran seeks help from ... See full summary »
Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 103
43.
Vinyl (2016)
Episode:
Pilot
(2016)
TV-MA | 113 min | Drama, Music
Richie Finestra considers selling his struggling record company; Richie takes a detour to an unplanned reunion with Lester Grimes; Richie orders his A&R department to find new acts; Richie ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Paul Ben-Victor, P.J. Byrne, Max Casella
Votes: 1,919
44.
Vinyl (2016)
Episode:
E.A.B.
(2016)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Music
Richie seeks new funding to keep the business afloat. The Nasty Bits continue to record their new songs but require inspiration. Zak signs a new potential hit whilst Devon meets a music legend.
Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Paul Ben-Victor, P.J. Byrne, Max Casella
Votes: 645
45.
Chicago Med (2015– )
Episode:
Cold Front
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
The doctors and nurses of Chicago Med brace for an influx of patients when a multi-vehicle accident during a blizzard puts the hospital in scramble mode.
Director: Michael Waxman | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo
Votes: 609
46.
Chicago Med (2015– )
Episode:
Love Hurts
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
Robin returns to the hospital with more complications; Rhodes faces competition from a new doctor.
Director: Michael Waxman | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo
Votes: 556
47. The Diplomat (II) (2023– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands in a high-profile job for which she is not suited, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.
Stars: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn
Votes: 58,635
48. Blood Diamond (2006)
R | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers
Votes: 585,879 | Gross: $57.37M
49. 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: 11,435
50. Wolverine (2018 Podcast Series)
Crime, Drama, Talk-Show
Following a string of mysterious deaths in Burns, Alaska, Special Agents Sally Pierce and Tad Marshall arrive to investigate. They soon find there's more going on than meets the eye.
Stars: Richard Armitage, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Ato Essandoh, Bob Balaban
Votes: 147