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1. A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A victim of domestic violence winds up in an ongoing struggle to get the police to take her seriously, until the abuse escalates to the worst extreme.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Nancy McKeon, Dale Midkiff, Graham Jarvis, Yvette Heyden
Votes: 1,627
2. Adam (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama
After their child is abducted, John and Reve Walsh are trying to find him. But, shortly after that, Adam is found dead.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Martha Scott, Richard Masur
Votes: 709
3. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,427
4. Nightmare in Columbia County (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: William Devane, Jeri Ryan, Michele Abrams, Nick Searcy
Votes: 397
5. Unspeakable Acts (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama
The story of child psychologists Dr. Laurie and Joseph Braga and their involvement in one of the worst child sex abuse scandals in the U.S.
Director: Linda Otto | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Brad Davis, Sam Behrens, Gary Frank
Votes: 541
6. The Matthew Shepard Story (2002 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
Openly gay college student Matthew Shepard (Shane Meier) was murdered in an act of a hate crime with a senseless violence and such cruelty that attracted global attention. His death has changed the whole world forever.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Stockard Channing, Shane Meier, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson
Votes: 1,583
7. No One Would Tell (1996 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.
Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Fred Savage, Gregory Alan Williams, Heather McComb
Votes: 2,980
8. If Someone Had Known (1995 TV Movie)
80 min | Biography, Drama
A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei
Votes: 532
9. Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Fact-based made-for-TV movie about Laurie Kellogg, who was accused of murdering her husband Bruce in May 1992; told in flashbacks while she's waiting for her judgment. When she was 16, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Jennie Garth, Steven Keats, Francis Guinan
Votes: 535
10. Amy Fisher: My Story (1992 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
Amy Fisher's version of the three made-for-TV movies on the case. Her real-life account of her affair with Joey Buttafuoco and her conviction for aggravated assault for shooting Buttafuoco's wife.
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Ed Marinaro, Noelle Parker, Boyd Kestner, Pierrette Grace
Votes: 251
11. Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Helen Hunt, Chad Allen, Larry Drake, Riff Regan
Votes: 704
12. A Deadly Silence (1989 TV Movie)
91 min | Thriller
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Mike Farrell, Bruce Weitz, Charles Haid, Richard Portnow
Votes: 278
13. Death of A Cheerleader (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama
Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Kellie Martin, Tori Spelling, James Avery, Eugene Roche
Votes: 2,556
14. A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Mercedes Ruehl, JD Pardo, Lupe Ontiveros, Henry Darrow
Votes: 2,031
15. A Killer Among Friends (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama
A grieving mother sets out to find the murderer of her daughter.
Director: Charles Robert Carner | Stars: Patty Duke, Tiffani Thiessen, Margaret Welsh, Angie Rae McKinney
Votes: 1,145
16. A Killing in a Small Town (1990 TV Movie)
R | 100 min | Drama
The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense. Could it be so?
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry, Richard Gilliland
Votes: 763
17. A Matter of Justice (1993 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 240 min | Drama, Thriller
True story about the mother of a murder victim seeking to bring her son's widow to justice and gain custody of her granddaughter.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Patty Duke, Martin Sheen, Alexandra Powers, Jason London
Votes: 636
18. A Mother's Fight for Justice (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Based on a true story of one mother's quest for justice when her son is critically injured by a young, drunk driver, and how she and her family emerge from the ordeal even stronger than before.
Director: Thomas Rickman | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Alan Rosenberg, Robin Brûlé, Christopher Bondy
Votes: 248
19. A Promise to Carolyn (1996 TV Movie)
94 min | Crime, Drama
Two feuding adult sisters from a dysfunctional family decide to finally uncover the truth about a childhood trauma, the sudden death of their third sibling, from back in the 1950's.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Delta Burke, Swoosie Kurtz, Shirley Knight, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 346
20. Boomerang! (1947)
Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams
Votes: 5,054
21. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 10,225
22. I Want to Live! (1958)
Approved | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 7,341
23. Natural Born Killers (1994)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Romance
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield
Votes: 251,569 | Gross: $50.28M
24. Kalifornia (1993)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A journalist duo goes on a tour of serial-killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.
Director: Dominic Sena | Stars: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, Kathy Larson, David Milford
Votes: 58,122 | Gross: $2.40M
25. The Boston Strangler (1968)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin
Votes: 10,810
26. 10 Rillington Place (1971)
GP | 111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, Pat Heywood
Votes: 9,767
27. The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In 1893 Massachusetts, Lizzie Andrew Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an axe.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Fionnula Flanagan, Ed Flanders, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 1,953
28. 10 to Midnight (1983)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis
Votes: 9,330 | Gross: $7.10M
29. The Accused (1988)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi
Votes: 39,976 | Gross: $32.07M
30. A Cry in the Dark (1988)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin
Votes: 11,195 | Gross: $6.91M
31. I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Not Rated | 180 min | Crime, Drama
The harrowing true account of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by a perverted pseudo-priest and his lackey during the 1970s. As he gets older, he realizes that he needs to try to make an escape and get back home.
Stars: Cindy Pickett, John Ashton, Corin Nemec, Luke Edwards
Votes: 2,840
32. Small Sacrifices (1989)
159 min | Crime, Drama, History
A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.
Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp, John Shea
Votes: 1,386
33. Too Young to Die? (1990 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama
An abused 15-year-old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Michael Tucker, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Alan Fudge
Votes: 4,258
34. Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
A housewife is driven by jealousy to conspire against the mother of her daughter's rival.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Tess Harper, Dennis Christopher, Olivia Burnette
Votes: 255
35. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993 TV Movie)
R | 99 min | Biography, Comedy, Thriller
Wanda Holloway tries to hire a hitman (through her ex's brother) to kill either or both a cheerleader and her mother. With the intended victims out of the way, Wanda's daughter gets the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Holly Hunter, Beau Bridges, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth Ruscio
Votes: 1,443
36. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 67,369 | Gross: $3.05M
37. Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995 TV Movie)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller
Lawyers and the media argue the alleged child abuse at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich, Sada Thompson
Votes: 4,166
38. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
R | 98 min | Drama
A mother and daughter find their lives adversely affected when a new man enters the picture. Will their family ever be what they expect?
Director: Anjelica Huston | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett
Votes: 4,804
39. Selena (1997)
PG | 127 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on the Latin music charts.
Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Jackie Guerra
Votes: 31,582 | Gross: $35.42M
40. Boys Don't Cry (1999)
R | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III
Votes: 103,243 | Gross: $11.53M
41. Mary Kay Letourneau: All American Girl (2000 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama
A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
Director: Lloyd Kramer | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Omar Anguiano, Mercedes Ruehl, Rena Owen
Votes: 755
42. The Laramie Project (2002 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, History
The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.
Director: Moisés Kaufman | Stars: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney
Votes: 6,953
43. Lonely Hearts (2006)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.
Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini
Votes: 22,363 | Gross: $0.19M
44. Amanda Knox (2011 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Marcia Gay Harden, Vincent Riotta, Paolo Romio
Votes: 2,248
45. The Craigslist Killer (2011 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
On the surface, Philip Markoff appears to be the ideal med student, fiancé and future son-in-law - but there's something seriously wrong with him.
Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Jake McDorman, Agnes Bruckner, Joshua Close, Julia Campbell
Votes: 5,449
46. Texas Killing Fields (2011)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, History
In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.
Director: Ami Canaan Mann | Stars: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Chastain
Votes: 21,980 | Gross: $0.05M
47. Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
BLUE-EYED BUTCHER is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring Justin Bruening (TV’s “Ringer”), Sara Paxton (The Innkeepers) and Lisa Edelstein (TV’s “The Good Wife”).
Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, W. Earl Brown, Michael Gross
Votes: 1,460
48. The Frozen Ground (2013)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Director: Scott Walker | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack, Dean Norris
Votes: 67,251
49. True Story (I) (2015)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.
Director: Rupert Goold | Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Maria Dizzia
Votes: 72,894 | Gross: $4.72M
50. I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999.
Director: Brian Baugh | Stars: Masey McLain, Ben Davies, Cameron McKendry, Terri Minton
Votes: 4,168 | Gross: $2.08M
51. I, Tonya (2017)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson
Votes: 242,451 | Gross: $30.01M
52. The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
Three courageous young Americans prevent a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone, Ray Corasani
Votes: 35,531 | Gross: $36.25M
53. Shattered Dreams (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A woman is abused physically and mentally by her husband, a government employee, for over a decade. Finally she finds the courage to get away from him, but the struggle isn't over yet.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Michael Nouri, Georgann Johnson, James Karen
Votes: 162
54. Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (1993 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
After a young prostitute is murdered and left in a rubbish heap, her mother does everything to track down the killer.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Linda Gray, Jamie Luner, James Eckhouse, Alanna Ubach
Votes: 371
55. Moment of Truth: Stalking Back (1993 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Crime
A teen girl is stalked and harassed by a perverted man ten years older than she is, but despite help from her family, there's little the police can do to get rid of him.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Shanna Reed, John Martin, LuAnne Ponce, Tom Kurlander
Votes: 339
56. Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie (1994 TV Movie)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mother fights to prove her 14-year-old son is innocent of a murder he confessed to under hypnosis.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Leigh Taylor-Young, Michael Brandon, Karl David-Djerf, Karen Austin
Votes: 145
57. Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama
A young woman under immense social pressure from her parents finds comfort in Kenny, a guy who secretly plans to impregnate her and sell the resulting baby for money.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Dee Wallace, Danica McKellar, Kurt Deutsch, Carmen Argenziano
Votes: 296
58. Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (1994 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A woman fights for a law to be passed to stop fraternity hazing which resulted in her son's death.
Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Linda Gray, Leon Russom, David Lipper, Jane Galloway
Votes: 105
59. Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (1994 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama
An undercover reporter named Gus finds work with the FBI, but soon he gets into a difficult situation and the FBI ignores it.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Dennis Franz, Alley Mills, Daniel Roebuck, Anna Gunn
Votes: 52
60. Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama
A school counselor receives a complaint regarding the principal sexually abusing a female student, but finds that getting the truth out in the open will be hindered at every turn by ways of blackmail and deception.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Stepfanie Kramer, Conor O'Farrell, Shannon Fill, Lisa Gorlitsky
Votes: 173
61. Eye of the Stalker (1995 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Thriller
A college student is stalked by a disturbed older man.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Joanna Cassidy, Jere Burns, Dennis Burkley, Lucinda Jenney
Votes: 270
62. Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman discovers that the accidental death of her daughter was tied to an insurance scam in this fact-based movie.
Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Peggy Lipton, Danica McKellar, Terry David Mulligan, Gwynyth Walsh
Votes: 271
63. Abduction of Innocence (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A young woman is framed for staging her own kidnapping by the very people who abducted her. She must prove her innocence in court to avoid facing severe penalties.
Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Katie Wright, Lucie Arnaz, Lochlyn Munro, Dean Paraskevopoulos
Votes: 219
64. Stand Against Fear (1996 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Cheerleader Krista, takes action when she faces sexual intimidation from football players at her high school.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Shanna Reed, Sarah Chalke, Lochlyn Munro, Brigitta Dau
Votes: 356
65. The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie (1997 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
A preppy teenage girl from Seattle finds her life falling apart after she kills her best friend in a car accident by driving drunk. In spite of the tragedy, she continues to drink alcohol and hide it from her parents.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Donna Bullock, Matt McCoy, Teddi Siddall, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 188
66. Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger (1997 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Drama
To avoid her mother's aggressive boyfriend, a young woman runs away on a public bus only to fall for a man who is cruel and abusive.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Morgan Fairchild, Chandra West, Michael Woods, Venus Terzo
Votes: 91
67. Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie (1998 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Drama
A young girl is taken with a boy that she meets, but he leads her into gambling where she begins losing money, becomes desperate, and starts to steal.
Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Shelley Fabares, Lisa Dean Ryan, Malcolm Stewart, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 60
68. Someone to Love Me (1998 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A promiscuous girl is raped by a fellow student.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Lynda Carter, Jessica Bowman, Scott Foley, Julie Patzwald
Votes: 288
69. Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie (1998 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
When a young track star is raped by her coach, no one but her mother will believe her story.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Ariana Richards, Susan Blakely, William Bumiller, Tracee Ellis Ross
Votes: 325
70. Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1893 Massachusetts, Lizzie Andrew Borden is put on trial for murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Gregg Henry, Stephen McHattie
Votes: 5,637
71. A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
Betty torments her husband with childish vandalism and verbal threats after he leaves her for another woman, but nobody anticipates what ends up happening as the games escalate.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Collins, Michelle Johnson, Kelli Williams
Votes: 1,466
72. Adam: His Song Continues (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the true story of John and Reve Walsh who, after their child was murdered, fought to raise national awareness of the problem of missing children.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Richard Masur, Martha Scott
Votes: 242
73. Alison (II) (2016)
80 min | Documentary
Raped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.
Director: Uga Carlini | Stars: Christia Visser, Alison Botha, De Klerk Oelofse, Zak Hendrikz
Votes: 1,446
74. Amber's Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Story about Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children, we know that to be called an Amber Alert today.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Elisabeth Röhm, Teryl Rothery, Myron Natwick, Sophie Hough
Votes: 599
75. Amish Grace (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Biography, Drama
When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the ... See full summary »
Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tammy Blanchard, Fay Masterson, Madison Mason
Votes: 2,083
76. Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 192 min | Drama
The aftermath of the notorious "Ninja Murders," aka "The Yom Kippur Murders" is dramatized by following Melody Woodman (Mimi Rogers). Her husband Stewart Woodman (Elliot Gould) is convicted... See full synopsis »
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Mimi Rogers, Elliott Gould, Clancy Brown, Kim Hunter
Votes: 152
77. Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers and then shooting his wife.
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Jack Scalia, Alyssa Milano, Phyllis Lyons, Leo Rossi
Votes: 743
78. Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Drama
Hooked on steroids and unable to control his bursts of sudden rage, a police officer keeps his wife under his thumb and routinely abuses her behind the closed doors of their house.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Brad Johnson, Hilary Swank, David Lascher
Votes: 619
79. Dead Before Dawn (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
A wife with a young family finds life becoming unbearable with her successful but violent and abusive husband. After filing for divorce, she quickly learns that her husband, through fear of... See full summary »
Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Jameson Parker, G.W. Bailey, Kim Coates
Votes: 604
80. Deadly Care (1987 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
True story about a nurse's descent into the nightmarish world of substance abuse which endangers her life and the lives of her patients.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Jason Miller, Jennifer Salt, Belinda Balaski
Votes: 105
81. Deadly Vows (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Bobbi Gilbert finds herself seduced by a married man named Tom Weston. This leads to Tom living out his dreams as a lethal ladies man, ending up in arson, bigamy, and finally, murder. Based on a true story.
Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: Gerald McRaney, Josie Bissett, Peggy Lipton, Michael MacRae
Votes: 397
82. Deliberate Intent (2000 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 85 min | Thriller, Drama
A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Ron Rifkin, Clark Johnson, Penny Johnson Jerald
Votes: 350
83. Double Jeopardy (1996 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Baltimore policeman has an extramarital affair with a 16-year-old waitress. She bears a son and while seeking child support, is suddenly murdered, and the policeman becomes the prime suspect.
Director: Deborah Dalton | Stars: Joe Penny, Teri Garr, Brittany Murphy, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 510
84. Dawn Anna (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Drama
The true story of a single mom who overcomes many of life's obstacles.
Director: Arliss Howard | Stars: Debra Winger, Alex Van, Sam Howard, Stephen Warner
Votes: 1,012
85. Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
Betty Broderick stands trial for shooting her ex husband and his new bride.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Judith Ivey, Ray Baker, Kelli Williams
Votes: 665
86. Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
A child-molestation survivor embarks on a crusade of justice when the legal system fails to come to the rescue of a child incest victim protected by her law practice.
Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Kate Nelligan, Shirley Douglas, Dick Latessa
Votes: 231
87. The Return of Alex Kelly (1999 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
About a notorious Connecticut convicted rapist.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Matthew Settle, Cassidy Rae, Barry Flatman, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 330
88. Unholy Matrimony (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Drama based on the true story of a police detective's relentless investigation into an insurance fraud involving a woman's murder. He's soon convinced he's hot on the trail of those ... See full summary »
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Patrick Duffy, Charles Durning, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Blount
Votes: 108
89. Before He Wakes (1998 TV Movie)
97 min | Thriller, Drama
A high-school basketball coach uncovers a shocking secret about his new wife that she is willing to kill to protect.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Diana Scarwid, Timothy Carhart, Ron Canada
Votes: 254
90. Murder Ordained (1987 TV Movie)
185 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of a bedroom-eyed Kansas preacher who decided that getting rid of his wife, and his secretary's husband, was the will of the Lord.
Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, Kathy Bates, Guy Boyd
Votes: 382
91. Murder in Texas (1981 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama
Story of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. Her father, Ash, is suspicious of Hill, thinking that he married Joan for money, which he used to buy a house ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Farrah Fawcett, Andy Griffith
Votes: 407
92. A Case of Deadly Force (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car used in a armed robbery, the two gunned ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint, Francis X. McCarthy
Votes: 225
93. The Amy Fisher Story (1993 TV Movie)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The true story of the Long Island teen who shoots and wounds the wife of a man she called her lover.
Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Tony Denison, Harley Jane Kozak, Tom Mason
Votes: 1,589
94. Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
A woman unwittingly marries a psychopathic serial killer.
Director: John Power | Stars: John Stamos, Cynthia Gibb, David Faustino, Sean McCann
Votes: 357
95. Sin & Redemption (1994 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama
A rape victim learns the truth about her husband when their daughter has a life-threatening illness.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Richard Grieco, Cynthia Gibb, Cheryl Pollak, Concetta Tomei
Votes: 276
96. For My Daughter's Honor (1996 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
In Tate, Oklahoma a popular coach, Pete Nash, is accused of having a sexual relation with 14 years old Amy, one of his school's pupils.
Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: Gary Cole, Nicholle Tom, Mac Davis, Mary Kay Place
Votes: 1,051
97. Scattered Dreams (1993 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
A loving couple is trying to make a living in 1951 Florida when they are arrested for a crime they didn't commit.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Tyne Daly, Gerald McRaney, Sonny Shroyer, Andrew Prine
Votes: 302
98. Final Justice (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A teacher kidnaps the attorney who successfully defended her gay brother's killer.
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean, Brian Wimmer, Mary Marsh
Votes: 218
99. Her Deadly Rival (1995 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A man's marriage is threatened by an unknown admirer.
Director: James Hayman | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Annie Potts, Lisa Zane, Tommy Hinkley
Votes: 240
100. Ultimate Deception (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A man who has had a vasectomy kills a young mother and steals her 3 month old baby, to please his married wife who yearns to raise a family.
Director: Richard A. Colla | Stars: Yasmine Bleeth, Richard Grieco, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Robin Brûlé
Votes: 302
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