Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "death-by-asphyxiation"

1. The Brown Bunny (2003)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

Professional motorcycle racer Bud Clay heads from New Hampshire to California to race again. Along the way he meets various needy women who provide him with the cure to his own loneliness, but only a certain woman from his past will truly satisfy him.

Director: Vincent Gallo | Stars: Vincent Gallo, Chloë Sevigny, Cheryl Tiegs, Elizabeth Blake

Votes: 16,644 | Gross: $0.37M

2. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels

Votes: 101,416 | Gross: $31.56M

3. Biutiful (2010)

R | 148 min | Drama, Romance

A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella

Votes: 94,742 | Gross: $5.10M

4. The New York Ripper (1982)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti

Votes: 12,535

5. Cracks (I) (2009)

R | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.

Director: Jordan Scott | Stars: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots

Votes: 21,133 | Gross: $0.02M

6. The Incident (2014)

100 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Two parallel stories about characters trapped in illogical endless spaces: two brothers and a detective locked on an infinite staircase, and a family locked on an infinite road - for a very long time.

Director: Isaac Ezban | Stars: Raúl Méndez, Magda Brugengheim, Humberto Busto, Erick Trinidad Camacho

Votes: 4,345

7. M.F.A. (2017)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free.

Director: Natalia Leite | Stars: Francesca Eastwood, Clifton Collins Jr., Leah McKendrick, Peter Vack

Votes: 7,463

8. Essex Boys (2000)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony ... See full summary »

Director: Terry Winsor | Stars: Charlie Creed-Miles, Sean Bean, Gareth Milne, Alex Kingston

Votes: 4,327

9. The Black Cat (1981)

R | 92 min | Horror

A professor with the psychic ability to communicate with the dead uses his powers on his pet cat in order to take vengeance upon his enemies.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck, Al Cliver

Votes: 4,252

10. Where Danger Lives (1950)

Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in her husband's death, and must flee with her to the Mexican border.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Claude Rains, Faith Domergue, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 3,405

11. Skyscraper Souls (1932)

Passed | 99 min | Drama, Romance

An entrepreneur will let nothing stand in his way of acquiring a 100-story office building.

Director: Edgar Selwyn | Stars: Warren William, Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory Ratoff, Anita Page

Votes: 927

12. Vulcano (1950)

Approved | 106 min | Drama

The prostitute Anna returns to her home, a volcanic island off the coast of southern Italy. Rossano, a procurer for a prostitution ring sets his cap for Anna's beautiful sister. When Anna wants to do something drastic the Volcano erupts.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Anna Magnani, Rossano Brazzi, Geraldine Brooks, Eduardo Ciannelli

Votes: 336

13. Die Watching (1993)

R | 88 min | Romance, Thriller

A serial killer who makes his living as an adult video maker/editor, becomes involved with an artist neighbour. He tries to keep his secret from her, but the police are slowly closing in on him.

Director: Charles Davis | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Vali Ashton, Mike Jacobs Jr., Tim Thomerson

Votes: 294

14. Terminal Choice (1985)

R | 97 min | Horror, Thriller

A patient in an hospital dies under mysterious circumstances. The attending doctor Frank Holt is suspected - he'd been fired already from his last position due to malpractice. For his ... See full summary »

Director: Sheldon Larry | Stars: Joe Spano, Diane Venora, David McCallum, Robert Joy

Votes: 338

15. Den lille død (2011)

9 min | Short, Horror

A female murderess' bloody ritual of slaying a younger woman. Inspired by Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory.

Director: Rasmus Frøkjær Justesen | Stars: Anne Stenholt, Merita Jashari

Votes: 14

16. Beneath the Veneer of a Murder (2010)

Unrated | 8 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A brief, tense phone conversation between politically connected powerhouse Tom Buchanan and a desperate lower-class thug named Judd over Buchanan's bisexual wife Daisy, her working-class ... See full summary »

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Christy Scott Cashman, Eric Scheiner, Mark Grant, Jennifer McCartney

Votes: 37

17. Embrace of the Scorpions

Short, Crime, Drama | Announced

The relationship between an obsessive widower and a self-destructive medical administrator reaches a crisis point when they discover dark secrets about each other during a one-night stand.

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Marybeth Paul, Corey Wells

18. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: After the Show (2003)

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

Julie Waters, a dancer, has been missing for 6 days. A suspect, Howard Delhomme, calls the police and turns himself in. He refuses to talk to anyone but Catherine. Sarah and Nick want to ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 788

19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Big Middle (2005)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Catherine, Warrick and Nick investigate a shotgun killing in the desert. What they come across however is a beaver dam full of money. When they subsequently learn that the victim worked at ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 751

20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Committed (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the inmate Robbie Garson is found dead inside his room, Grissom, Sara and Capt. Brass investigate the murder. They learn that the inmates are criminally insane and rapists, and they ... See full summary »

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 792

21. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Formalities (2004)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While in a dinner party to celebrate the retirement of Director of Robert Cavallo and the promotion of Conrad Ecklie, Grissom is summoned by Capt. Brass to investigation a homicide in the ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 777

22. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Gentle, Gentle (2001)

TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A kidnapping case becomes unusually personal to the usually detached Grissom. The 4-month old baby, Zach Anderson, was allegedly kidnapped from his home. A ransom note, found by his mother,... See full summary »

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 958

23. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Room Service (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An up and coming movie star is found dead in his hotel room after partying with groupies. In another case, a dead cab driver leads the team to a string of deaths involving immigrant workers.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 749

24. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Slaves of Las Vegas (2001)

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

The death of a woman named Mona whose body was dumped in a sand pit leads Grissom and Catherine to a fetish club run by Lady Heather. Since Mona was a dominant, Lady Heather was surprised ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 1,018

25. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Fare Game (2006)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man is found dead in a cemetery. The wound on his chest indicates that he died from a bullet wound, yet the CSIs found nothing but small pieces of paper inside it. The second case is of a... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 331

26. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Sweet Jane (2007)

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

The C.S.I. team doesn't know what to make of their new member (Schreiber), who joins them in the hunt for a serial killer, active since the 1970's.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 845

27. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: You Only Die Once (2007)

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

A murder case, burglary, and cyber-theft are all tied to a high-tech "spy-mobile." Mac gets more strange calls and messages, while a mystery person begins sending packages to Stella.

Director: Jonathan Glassner | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 346

28. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Deep Fried and Minty Fresh (2009)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The unit takes on cases involving two employees killed after hours in a chicken restaurant, and a struggling mortgage broker's wife who was killed from swallowing a lethal amount of toothpaste

Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 701

29. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Tales from the Undercard (2010)

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

The team uncovers an underground fighting league after they discover the body of a retired boxer buried under concrete at a construction site.

Director: Skipp Sudduth | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 245

30. Medium (2005–2011)
Episode: Only Half Lucky (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A dream causes Allison to become suspicious of her brother's recent success. Meanwhile, Devalos' campaign manager takes an interest in Bridgette's abilities.

Director: Larry Reibman | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva

Votes: 183

31. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Who's There? (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A real estate mogul is killed in a home invasion, but was somebody close to him ultimately responsible for his death?

Director: Vikki Williams | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 196

32. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: Flight Risk (2014)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A father and his two children are missing from their home, and the team soon suspects that it may be related to marital issues. Meanwhile, Rusty has an urgent question for Provenza.

Director: David McWhirter | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 348

33. Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)
Episode: Burden of Proof (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A notable county prosecutor is arrested for murder, and as the case against him grows increasingly strong, Jane begins to doubt he did it. Angela nominates herself to educate Maura on the ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Buckley | Stars: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Bruce McGill

Votes: 401

34. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Let's Make a Deal (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team discovers that a murdered prisoner who was informing from the inside to the police had a second job informing for the Feds.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 362

35. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: The Last Ride (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A murder victim is covered from head to toe in silver chrome paint, and the clues lead the team to a classic convertible in which a Las Vegas legend was murdered.

Director: Timothy Beavers | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 352

36. BoJack Horseman (2014–2020)
Episode: Higher Love (2015)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Princess Carolyn sees an opportunity when Mr. Peanutbutter's agent dies. BoJack flips when he says the "L" word out loud to Wanda.

Director: JC Gonzalez | Stars: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins

Votes: 4,134

37. Marcella (2016–2021)
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2016)

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

After finding his brother dead, Mo confronts Marcella as the police continue to investigate Yann. Meanwhile, Tim investigates the death of Andrew Barnes bringing him into contact with Jason.

Director: Henrik Georgsson | Stars: Anna Friel, Yasen Zates Atour, Nina Sosanya, Tobias Santelmann

Votes: 661

38. Signal (2016)
Episode: Hongwon Dong Case (2016)

TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Park Hae Young uncovers another layer to Lee Jae Han's disappearance. An old demon from Cha Soo Hyun's past resurfaces.

Stars: Lee Je-Hoon, Kim Hye-su, Cho Jin-woong, Jung Hae-kyun

Votes: 150

39. Designated Survivor (2016–2019)
Episode: #identity/crisis (2019)

TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A stray Russian bomber jeopardizes Seattle, Mars crusades against a drug company, and an event from Aaron's childhood vexes Kirkman's campaign.

Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn

Votes: 951