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1. Damaged (2024)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dan Lawson, a Chicago detective, travels to Scotland to link up with Scottish Det. Boyd, following the resurgence of a serial killer who's crimes match an unsolved case that he looked into 5 years previous in Chicago.

Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel, Gianni Capaldi, Kate Dickie

Votes: 3,264

2. Code 8 (2019)

Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A super-powered construction worker falls in with a group of criminals in order to raise the funds to help his ill mother.

Director: Jeff Chan | Stars: Kari Matchett, Robbie Amell, Penny Eizenga, Lawrence Bayne

Votes: 52,928

3. Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer who is terrorising London.

Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Dermot Crowley

Votes: 64,880

4. Close (I) (2019)

TV-MA | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A female bodyguard is hired to protect an heiress on the run from assassins.

Director: Vicky Jewson | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse, Indira Varma, Eoin Macken

Votes: 27,273

5. Delete (2013)

TV-14 | 180 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A reporter and a young hacker uncover an artificial intelligence which has become sentient. It has one goal. Self preservation. Humans are trying to destroy it. So it's 'it' or them.

Stars: Keir Gilchrist, Erin Karpluk, Ryan Robbins, Gil Bellows

Votes: 1,510

6. Brotherhood (I) (2016)

Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sam is facing up to the new world. He realizes it also comes with new problems and new challenges and which will require old friends to help him survive new dangers.

Director: Noel Clarke | Stars: Noel Clarke, Arnold Oceng, Red Madrell, Adjoa Andoh

Votes: 4,325

7. Rare Birds (2001)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker, Vicky Hynes

Votes: 1,781

8. Miracle in Milan (1951)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò

Votes: 8,589

9. The Lodger (1944)

Passed | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A landlady suspects that her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Cedric Hardwicke

Votes: 4,118

10. Neverwas (2005)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A psychiatrist searches for insight into the life of his father, who was an acclaimed children's author. But he is shocked when his journey leads him to believe that the fantasy-land his father wrote about might actually exist.

Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte

Votes: 6,982

11. Bastion (2016)

106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In an alternative future in which the Cold War never ended, a man called David, flees the city with his pregnant wife, Abigail, in search of freedom.

Directors: Louis Hannan, Dominic Hodge | Stars: Leo Taylor-Jannati, Victoria Slinger, Andrew Swift, Craig Carr

Votes: 17

12. Six Days in August (2024)

35 min | Short, Crime, History

Thirteen years after the shooting of Mark Duggan that sparked several days of protests and violence in the United Kingdom, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Gardner examines that turbulent period through rarely seen archival footage.

Director: Thomas Gardner

13. María y los niños pobres (2010)

80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »

Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio

Votes: 24

14. The Liverpudlian Loner (2012)

6 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

PC John May of the Merseyside Armed Response Police is sent on a case to track down Ben Jones, a man who they suspect has been involved in violent assaults across Liverpool. However John ... See full summary »

Stars: Morgan Thomas Rees, Callum Rees

15. Mamita ¡No te mueras! Virgencita de Urcupiña (2013)

Drama, Fantasy

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Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, José Manuel Flores L., Fernando Illanes

16. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.2095 (2001)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Steve McFadden, Martin Kemp, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jack Ryder

Votes: 16

17. Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow (2015–2022)
Episode: Episode #5.1 (2019)

23 min | Reality-TV

Demi dishes out deals to some delayed passengers. Ian is on the runway as it goes into lock-down with a full armed police presence. Border Force Bob has a tough decision to make.

Directors: Jermaine Blake, Ben Phethean, David Walley, Juliette Murray-Topham | Stars: Julie Walters, Sigourney Weaver

Votes: 8

18. The Murders at White House Farm (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2020)

TV-MA | 47 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The Bamber family, with the exception of son Jeremy, are found dead at White House Farm. But the case might not be as open-and-shut as first thought.

Director: Paul Whittington | Stars: Tom McCall, Cressida Bonas, Mark Stanley, Jude Barrowcliffe

Votes: 426

19. Grace (2021– )
Episode: Looking Good Dead (2021)

TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Grace senses a connection between a single death and the discovery of human remains in a field. But his superior is not convinced.

Director: Julia Ford | Stars: Amit Shah, Christina Chong, James Tarpey, Kristy Philipps

Votes: 631

20. Peacemaker (2022– )
Episode: Best Friends, For Never (2022)

TV-MA | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After Peacemaker's hazardous escape, tension and mistrust build within the team. Later, as Peacemaker grapples with his new assignment, he receives a surprise visitor.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji

Votes: 7,741

21. Whitstable Pearl (2021– )
Episode: Civil War (2021)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a retired policeman is murdered during a Civil War reenactment, McGuire initially focuses on widow Heidi. But between the dead man's three mistresses and a 35-year long feud with his brother, things soon become a lot more complicated.

Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Kerry Godliman, Howard Charles, Frances Barber, Isobelle Molloy

Votes: 211

22. Slow Horses (2022– )
Episode: Old Scores (2022)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Thriller

Lamb and Katinsky go head to head. Ho finds himself trapped on a train with a Russian assassin.

Director: Jeremy Lovering | Stars: Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce

Votes: 1,572

23. 24 Hours in Police Custody (2014– )
Episode: Bedfordshire's Most Wanted (2021)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, Crime

In Bedfordshire, a man accused of a string of offences involving violence embarks on a frightening new crime spree. Armed officers are deployed as the suspect becomes 'Most Wanted'.

Director: Jermaine Blake | Star: Royce Pierreson

Votes: 14

24. Bloodlands (2021–2022)
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2022)

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

A raid on an abandoned house uncovers the hiding place of Robert Dardis. Tom is forced to use drastic measures to find the whereabouts of the gold.

Director: Jon East | Stars: James Nesbitt, Charlene McKenna, Lorcan Cranitch, Victoria Smurfit

Votes: 167

25. One Lane Bridge (2020– )
Episode: Bombshell (2021)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Ariki makes an arrest, only to discover a new clue and a betrayal.

Stars: Dominic Ona-Ariki, Alison Bruce, Gemma Weston, Alex Walker

Votes: 46

26. DI Ray (2022– )
Episode: Part One (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

DI Rachita Ray is promoted to homicide but realises that the so called 'culturally specific homicide' she is assigned to, is anything but.

Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: Parminder Nagra, Phil Nice, Bhavik C. Pankhania, Che Cartwright

Votes: 251

27. DI Ray (2022– )
Episode: Part Four (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rachita makes a shocking discovery which has a huge impact on both her investigation and her personal life.

Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Jessica Temple, Parminder Nagra, Ian Puleston-Davies, Jamie Bamber

Votes: 219

28. DI Ray (2022– )
Episode: Part Three (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The body count continues to rise as Rachita and the team uncover more evidence.

Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Narayan David Hecter, John Hicks, Ian Puleston-Davies, Yasmin Allam-Pinnock

Votes: 208

29. George & Tammy (2022–2023)
Episode: The Grand Tour (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

The only Christmas present Tammy wants is George's sobriety. When he cannot deliver their relationship hits a crisis point forcing Tammy to make a drastic threat.

Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Steve Zahn, David Wilson Barnes

Votes: 206

30. Vigil (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2023)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a weapons test turns deadly, with allies from the Middle East among the dead, all eyes are on DCI Amy Silva, who tries to ignore the politics to get to the truth.

Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Romola Garai, Dougray Scott

Votes: 512

31. Ridley (2022– )
Episode: The Numbered Days (2022)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.

Director: Bryn Higgins | Stars: Adrian Dunbar, Bronagh Waugh, Terence Maynard, Georgie Glen

Votes: 255

32. Dalgliesh (2021– )
Episode: A Certain Justice - Part 2 (2023)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Dalgliesh's team sort out the complicated motives surrounding the victim's murder, they are running out of time to save her daughter from her dangerous fiancee.

Directors: Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill | Stars: Yaseen Aroussi, Daisy Waterstone, Barbara Marten, David Pearse

Votes: 302

33. Chemistry of Death (2023– )
Episode: Only 48 Hours (2023)

41 min | Crime, Thriller

The investigation becomes more complicated when another, older, set of remains are discovered in the woods by police. When someone he cares for is threatened, Dr David Hunter has to use all... See full summary »

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Harry Treadaway, Samuel Anderson, Jefferson Hall, Jeanne Goursaud

Votes: 203

34. Berlin (2023– )
Episode: La noche de los limones (2023)

TV-MA | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Camille's suspicions heighten. Damián, Cameron and Roi have a troubling encounter, shaking the entire gang's alibis. A loose end emerges in Paris.

Director: David Barrocal | Stars: Pedro Alonso, Michelle Jenner, Tristán Ulloa, Begoña Vargas

Votes: 1,014

35. Berlin (2023– )
Episode: Un elefante en peligro de extinción (2023)

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

Backed into a corner, the gang maneuvers a final escape plan. Only time will tell if Berlin is ready for the ultimate bombshell.

Directors: David Barrocal, Albert Pintó | Stars: Pedro Alonso, Michelle Jenner, Tristán Ulloa, Begoña Vargas

Votes: 1,190

36. Berlin (2023– )
Episode: La última virgen de occidente (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As Bruce helps Keila with a life-or-death situation, Sierra and Murillo join the French police to look into the theft. Berlin suffers an ultimate defeat.

Director: David Barrocal | Stars: Pedro Alonso, Michelle Jenner, Tristán Ulloa, Begoña Vargas

Votes: 1,038

37. Grace (2021– )
Episode: Dead Man's Grip (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At the site of a tragic road traffic collision an unexpected discovery suggests more to the case than meets the eye.

Director: Isher Sahota | Stars: John Simm, Richie Campbell, Rebecca Scroggs, Darryl Dale

Votes: 291

38. Vigil (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2023)

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

After escaping from a gunman with her life, Amy follows a new lead to the Middle East. There, she learns someone on the airbase was complicit in the attack. Meanwhile, in Scotland, Kirsten hunts down Chapman's killer.

Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Romola Garai, Dougray Scott

Votes: 418

39. Vigil (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.3 (2023)

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

When an officer is stabbed on base, Eliza warns Amy to get control of her investigation. Meanwhile Kirsten uncovers key evidence linking a squadron member to the attack.

Director: Joss Agnew | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Romola Garai, Dougray Scott

Votes: 392

40. Vigil (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2023)

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

In the aftermath of a brutal rescue mission, Amy is questioning everything, Kirsten begs her to come home, but Amy can't let go of her suspicions.

Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Romola Garai, Dougray Scott

Votes: 358

41. Rebus (2024– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2024)

Crime

Michael has motivation to kill Cafferty, as has John, while Darryl Christie tries retaliation, using Siobhan to help his plan.

Director: Fiona Walton | Stars: Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Lucie Shorthouse, Amy Manson

Votes: 27

42. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Entry Wounds: Part 1 (2014)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hathaway has been promoted to inspector after an extended break, and Lewis is enjoying retired life until he's asked to team up with his old colleague again.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Francesca Zoutewelle, Jonny Phillips, Jack Helsby, Elizabeth Rider

Votes: 520

43. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Beyond Good and Evil: Part 2 (2014)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Several suspects are caught in lies and an unexpected death leads the detectives to the solution.

Director: David Drury | Stars: Kevin Whately, Angela Griffin, Joe Dixon, Clare Holman

Votes: 425

44. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.4936 (2014)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Matt Di Angelo, Linda Henry, Annette Badland, Danny Dyer

45. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.5187 (2015)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Kathy and Jane try a stern approach with Bobby. After Vincent plants a gun on Phil and calls police, Ronnie takes it. Billy has second thoughts after Janet wins a role in the Nativity play. Ronnie ruins Vincent's plan and threatens him.

Director: John Howlett | Stars: Richard Blackwood, Samantha Womack, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean

46. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Monsters (2016)

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

When a criminal is shot dead by a police armed-response unit led by Sergeant Danny Waldron, AC-12 gather evidence suggesting it was a deliberate killing rather than self-defense.

Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Daniel Mays, Will Mellor, Shaun Parkes, Lisa Palfrey

Votes: 1,493

47. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: The Process (2016)

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Danny's armed-response unit come under increasing scrutiny as AC-12 feed Kate information to help her crack their story. Steve makes a shocking discovery, then his own past catches up with him.

Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Polly Lloyd, Lisa Palfrey, Arsher Ali, Leanne Best

Votes: 1,256

48. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Snake Pit (2016)

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

DS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron's past. Then the spotlight falls on his questionable conduct in a previous inquiry - the Lindsay Denton case.

Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Leanne Best, Vicky McClure, Arsher Ali, Adrian Dunbar

Votes: 1,234

49. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Breach (2016)

TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Steve is arrested on suspicion of murder but continues to protest his innocence. Kate's undercover operation unveils unexpected facts, but will it hold the key to uncovering the identity of the Caddy?

Director: John Strickland | Stars: Maya Sondhi, Adrian Dunbar, George Costigan, Joanne Crawford

Votes: 2,669

50. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Royal Hunting Ground (2017)

TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

AC-12 pit their wits against Roz Huntley in a climactic duel to find Tim Ifield's murderer and unmask Balaclava Man.

Director: John Strickland | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, India Amarteifio, Kwame Che Kandekore, Mark Stobbart

Votes: 1,472