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1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Caleb Landry Jones
Votes: 555,269 | Gross: $54.51M
2. Black Christmas (1974)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
Votes: 48,375 | Gross: $4.05M
3. Cellular (2004)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped, and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy
Votes: 105,448 | Gross: $32.00M
4. Exit Wounds (2001)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 36,931 | Gross: $51.76M
5. Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996)
100 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Superintendent Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a seemingly straightforward drug murder that she believes is linked to a smugly smooth crime boss.
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Brobbey, Julia Lane, David O'Hara
Votes: 3,021
6. Tollbooth (2021)
83 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A darkly-comic thriller about a lone tollbooth operator whose past is quickly catching up with him.
Director: Ryan Andrew Hooper | Stars: Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye
Votes: 1,475
7. Man on the Roof (1976)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner
Votes: 4,993
8. The Undercover Man (1949)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Treasury Department agent Frank Warren takes on the case of a mob leader who has evaded paying taxes on his ill-gotten gains.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley
Votes: 1,404
9. The Window (1949)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.
Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart
Votes: 4,857
10. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan
Votes: 4,079
11. Willie Dynamite (1974)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama
A social worker tries to get a pimp to change his ways.
Director: Gilbert Moses | Stars: Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulala, Joyce Walker
Votes: 1,313 | Gross: $0.48M
12. Carry on Constable (1960)
86 min | Comedy
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. They manage to totally wreck the operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor
Votes: 2,822
13. Finger of Guilt (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A married movie studio executive's life starts to unravel when he is stalked by a seductively beautiful woman he claims he does not know.
Directors: Joseph Losey, Alec C. Snowden | Stars: Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings, Roger Livesey
Votes: 662
14. A Woman's Secret (1949)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams
Votes: 1,936
15. Steal (2002)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gang of extreme sportsmen raises the stakes in their criminal activities.
Director: Gérard Pirès | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Stephen Dorff, Bruce Payne, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 6,092
16. It All Came True (1940)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After crooked nightclub owner Chips Maguire murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn, Zasu Pitts
Votes: 1,468
17. The Gay Falcon (1941)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
The Falcon investigates jewel thieves who are working with hard up socialites to defraud insurance companies. First of the Falcon series.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Nina Vale
Votes: 1,229
18. Once in the Life (2000)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama
Street hustler Mike cooks up a drug rip-off with his estranged half-brother Torch. Simple robbery turns fatal bloodbath, so they hide out in a claustrophobic rat hole waiting for Mike's buddy Tony, who's "out of the life," or so he says.
Director: Laurence Fishburne | Stars: Eamonn Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Gregory Hines, Michael Paul Chan
Votes: 804 | Gross: $0.05M
19. Loose Women (1997)
91 min | Drama, Romance
On the brink of turning 30, friends Rachel Gail and Tracy navigate the clubs of New York City dissing on their relationships and men in general
Director: Paul F. Bernard | Stars: Sherry Ham-Bernard, Melissa Errico, Marialisa Costanzo, Tom Verica
Votes: 132
20. Any Number Can Play (1949)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey, Audrey Totter
Votes: 1,148
21. Where There's Life (1947)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Thriller
The American son of an Eastern European monarch wounded in an assassination attempt becomes a target for a terrorist organization.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Bob Hope, Signe Hasso, William Bendix, George Coulouris
Votes: 512
22. The Fifth Commandment (2008)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by the elite members of his profession.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Rick Yune, Roger Yuan, Dania Ramirez, Keith David
Votes: 1,331
23. McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005 TV Movie)
88 min | Mystery
A naive country girl believes she was hired to only have dinner with a man. When he propositions her, she goes back to confront her boss only to find her murdered and is accused of killing her.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: John Larroquette, Marta DuBois, Matt Lutz, Linda Gray
Votes: 335
24. Smart Blonde (1937)
Passed | 59 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Female reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Wini Shaw, Addison Richards
Votes: 717
25. Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
Passed | 112 min | Biography, Musical, Romance
Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irene Manning
Votes: 452
26. Blondes at Work (1938)
Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Steve promises his captain not to favor Torchy with stories over other papers but becomes frustrated as to how she continues to scoop her rivals.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, Rosella Towne
Votes: 504
27. The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
Passed | 61 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
After rival reporters, jealous of Torchy's success, conspire to fake the murder of an actor in order to embarrass her, he ends up being strangled.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Anne Nagel, Tom Kennedy
Votes: 537
28. Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)
Approved | 59 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.
Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Jane Wyman, Allen Jenkins, Tom Kennedy, Sheila Bromley
Votes: 426
29. Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
Approved | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Lola Lane, Paul Kelly, Tom Kennedy, Anthony Averill
Votes: 448
30. Fly Away Baby (1937)
Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Gordon Oliver, Hugh O'Connell
Votes: 480
31. Margin for Error (1943)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Karl, Nazi consul in the US and a compulsive gambler, embezzles state funds and enrages his wife Sophia, his secretary Max as well as US police officer Moe who is detailed to duty in the consulate and to protect the German diplomats.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger, Carl Esmond
Votes: 322
32. Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwittingly help him bilk the racetrack out of tens of thousands.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, Willard Robertson
Votes: 413
33. Jail Bait (1937)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Buster Keaton, Harold Goodwin, Matthew Betz, Bud Jamison
Votes: 320
34. Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, John Miljan
Votes: 430
35. Shakedown (1936)
Approved | 55 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A struggling young engineer, Bob Sanderson, refuses to marry the very-rich Edith Stuart until he can support her on his own earnings. He goes to work for her father as a messenger in the ... See full summary »
Director: David Selman | Stars: Lew Ayres, Joan Perry, Thurston Hall, Victor Kilian
Votes: 15
36. Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941)
Approved | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Assistant District Attorney P. Cadwallader Jones (James Ellison) and his sweetheart Terry Parker (Virginia Gilmore), a newspaper reporter, are about to be married when news comes that ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: James Ellison, Virginia Gilmore, Franklin Pangborn, Paul Harvey
Votes: 27
37. The Cobra Strikes (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Hard-boiled reporter Mike Kent investigates the murder of a prominent scientist and stumbles upon a sinister plot to steal a fortune in jewels.
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks, Herbert Heyes
Votes: 67
38. The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama
An actor continually confesses to murders he didn't commit, figuring that the police won't believe him when he confesses to a murder that he actually does intend to commit.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Lewis Stone, Barbara Read, Tom Brown, Forrester Harvey
Votes: 70
39. Bridal Bail (1934)
21 min | Short, Comedy
When a theater offers a free wedding to a couple, confusion reigns.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: June Brewster, Carol Tevis, Grady Sutton, Dot Farley
Votes: 28
40.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Pilot
(1986)
TV-PG | 97 min | Drama
Pilot episode for the TV series introduces the lawyers and employees of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, a Los Angeles law firm, in dealing with their courtroom cases and personal ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins
Votes: 347
41.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Not the Running Type
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
When Capt. Ernest Fisher learns that Milton Potter has been released from prison after serving his 15-year sentence, he tells his subordinates about this very strange case. Potter was a ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Hartman, Robert Bray, Bert Freed
Votes: 447
42.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Day of the Bullet
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
When a young boy reports a mob-beating to the police and his father fails to support him under questioning in the presence of the mobster, he's adversely affected for the rest of his life.
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barry Gordon, Glenn Walken, Dennis Patrick
Votes: 513
43.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Endora Moves in for a Spell
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Endora and Uncle Arthur are bickering and a house across the street keeps appearing and disappearing.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, George Tobias
Votes: 351
44.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Enemy Fire
(2004)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
February 1941: When a manor house is commandeered as a special burn unit for treating injured RAF pilots, Foyle is called in to investigate a series of accidents.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Wood, Sandra Voe, Bill Paterson, Jonathan Slinger
Votes: 680
45.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Fifty Ships
(2003)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Foyle is a guest at a friend's home at a dinner for an important American industrialist, a suicide victim and German agent both are discovered near the house.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Honeysuckle Weeks, Rebecca Johnson, Steven O'Donnell, Marlene Sidaway
Votes: 776
46.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
Invasion
(2006)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
American troops arrive in Britain and the Corps of Engineers building an airstrip on a Hastings farm is met with resentment.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Robert O'Sullivan, Jay Benedict, Zoë Tapper, Philip Jackson
Votes: 633
47.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
The French Drop
(2004)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
February 1941: A local murder investigation sidetracks Foyle's endeavor to pursue a position that would contribute more to the war effort as he finds himself caught between rival spy organizations.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Jake Harders, Mark Berry, Michael Kitchen, Amanda Pointer
Votes: 689
48.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
A War of Nerves
(2004)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
June 1941: A.C. Rose orders Foyle to delegate his investigation of black marketing ring and personally look into the possibly seditious acts of a Socialist activist.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Samuel Oatley, David Alexander, Eamon Geoghegan, Honeysuckle Weeks
Votes: 616
49.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Justice Swerved
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Victor is co-counsel in defending a woman accused, along with her husband, of murdering their intellectually disabled newborn baby and who claim it was the result of Sudden Infant Death ... See full summary »
Director: Menachem Binetski | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 55
50.
Maude (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Grass Story
(1972)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Maude and her friends are determined to get arrested in protest after a 17 year-old kid is arrested for possession of marijuana.
Director: Bill Hobin | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain
Votes: 103