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1. Twin Peaks (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.
Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Michael Horse, Chrysta Bell
Votes: 76,043
2. Now You See Me (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Common, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 709,106 | Gross: $117.72M
3. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Ray Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Pooch Hall
Votes: 93,618
4. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler
Votes: 508,158 | Gross: $234.04M
5. Hightown (2020–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in the world of beautiful but bleak Cape Cod, one woman's journey to sobriety is overshadowed by a murder investigation dragging her into its fold.
Stars: Monica Raymund, Riley Voelkel, Atkins Estimond, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 6,972
6. Mirage (2018)
TV-MA | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Two storms separated by 25 years. A woman murdered. A daughter missed. Only 72 hours to discover the truth.
Director: Oriol Paulo | Stars: Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez, Álvaro Morte
Votes: 64,340
7. Bad Samaritan (2018)
R | 110 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.
Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero
Votes: 26,132 | Gross: $3.44M
8. Cold Justice (2013– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Reality-TV
Reality series following former prosecutor Kelly Siegler and crime scene investigator Yolanda McClary as they crack cold cases across the U.S.
Stars: Kelly Siegler, Steve Spingola, Yolanda McClary, Alan Brown
Votes: 1,988
9. The Awakening (I) (2011)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu
Votes: 68,928
10. Zulu (2013)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp, Inge Beckmann
Votes: 19,858
11. Briarpatch (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A senator's aide unravels a complex web of lies, crimes and conspiracies when she returns to her corrupt hometown -- San Bonifacio, Texas, near the Mexican border--to investigate the death of her sister, a local cop killed by a car bomb.
Stars: Rosario Dawson, Jay R. Ferguson, Edi Gathegi, Brian Geraghty
Votes: 2,692
12. Mapleworth Murders (2020)
TV-MA | Short, Comedy, Mystery
A murder-mystery writer named Abigail Mapleworth solves homicides in her quaint small town of New Woodstream.
Stars: Paula Pell, John Lutz, J.B. Smoove, Hayley Magnus
Votes: 825
13. The Lady Vanishes (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
While traveling by train, a young socialite is befriended by a charming yet enigmatic older woman. However, when the woman disappears, the other passengers deny she ever existed.
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Charles Aitken, Paolo Antonio Simioni, Beatrix Biro, Marta Bolfan
Votes: 2,536
14. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A science team that works for the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research (O.S.I.R.) investigates the reports of supernatural phenomena.
Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox, Dan Aykroyd
Votes: 1,961
15. Like.Share.Follow. (2017)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
Garrett is a rising YouTube star. Shell is a deeply emotional fan. When they begin a romantic relationship, he's forced to question whether opening your life to strangers online is an ... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Gers | Stars: Keiynan Lonsdale, Ema Horvath, Abraham Benrubi, Michael Boatman
Votes: 2,385
16. The Strange Ones (2017)
R | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets.
Directors: Christopher Radcliff, Lauren Wolkstein | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Gene Jones
Votes: 2,838
17. The Shadow in the North (2007 TV Movie)
94 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Sally Lockhart and friends investigate the disappearance of a steamship, a magician who is threatened by thugs, a psychic with dark visions, and a heartless industrialist.
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Jared Harris, Doña Croll, David Harewood, JJ Feild
Votes: 1,094
18. Stíny v mlze (2021–2024)
Crime, Drama
Stars: Petra Spalková, Jirí Vyorálek, Tomás Mrvík, Andela Tichá
Votes: 41
19. The Typist (2018– )
300 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A long-serving police secretary defies protocol to launch an unconventional investigation to find her missing daughter in this German thriller set in Berlin.
Stars: Iris Berben, Peter Kurth, Moritz Bleibtreu, Katharina Schlothauer
Votes: 461
20. Deadwax (2018)
Horror, Music, Mystery
A mind-bending neo-noir set in the obsessive world of vinyl collecting. Etta Pryce, a vinyl tracker, is hired by a rich collector to hunt a legendary rare record that has driven its owners mad and killed anyone that has dared to play it.
Stars: Hannah Gross, Evan Gamble, Tracy Perez, Dohn Norwood
Votes: 466
21. The Genetic Detective (2020)
Documentary, Crime, Mystery
The Genetic Detective follows investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore as she uses her unique research skills to transform the face of crime solving.
Stars: CeCe Moore, Steve Armentrout, Ellen Greytak, Chris Meihis
Votes: 386
22. Doineann (2021)
95 min | Drama, Mystery
When Tomás returns to his remote island holiday home, he discovers that his reclusive wife and child have vanished. With nowhere to turn and a storm approaching, he is forced to place his ... See full summary »
Director: Damian McCann | Stars: Peter Coonan, Brid Brennan, Clare Monnelly, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
Votes: 169
23. I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019)
TV-MA | 98 min | Comedy
Three university teachers who have lost their jobs turn into drug dealers after one of them creates an experimental new pill.
Director: Carlos Therón | Stars: David Verdaguer, Ernesto Sevilla, Carlos Santos, Cristina Castaño
Votes: 1,941
24. Drop Dead Weird (2017– )
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Three Australian siblings move to a bed-and-breakfast in Tubbershandy, Western Ireland, with their Zombie parents.
Stars: Sofia Nolan, Jack Riley, Adele Cosentino, Mandy Bishop
Votes: 39
25. Hlava Medúzy (2020–2021)
TV-PG | 462 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Jitka Cvancarová, Jirí Dvorák, Michal Isteník, Petra Buckova
Votes: 51
26. Suburban Beat (1985 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Unsold TV pilot about four suburban housewives forming a neighborhood-watch program and trying to solve the murder of several local women who may have been involved with a crime ring.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Dee Wallace, Shelley Fabares, Heather Langenkamp, Patti Austin
Votes: 24
27. Clona (2014– )
Not Rated | 56 min | Crime, Thriller
The 25-year-old son of a respected police officer reluctantly joins the force as a traffic photographer after repeatedly failing to get into film school in this intriguing Czech crime drama series.
Stars: Krystof Hádek, Vica Kerekes, Rostislav Novák Jr., David Novotný
Votes: 108
28. Formula prestupleniya (2022)
Crime, History, Mystery
1895, St. Petersburg. Anastasia Ardashnikova, one of the first women to receive a diploma from the Sorbonne Faculty of Law, returns from France to her homeland.
Stars: Aleksandr Kozlov, Yuri Tsvetov
Votes: 8
29. The Acquittal (1923)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Claire Windsor, Norman Kerry, Barbara Bedford, Richard Travers
30. Tereza (1961)
76 min | Crime
Jan Bernard (Vladimír Ráz) reports to the district police department that his wife Hilda did not return from visiting her sister in East Berlin. For young investigator Tereza Machátová (... See full summary »
Director: Pavel Blumenfeld | Stars: Jirina Svorcová, Vladimír Ráz, Gustav Heverle, Otomar Krejca
Votes: 18
31. Srdicko (1987 TV Movie)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Eva Sadková | Stars: Jana Hlavácová, Zdenek Zák, Ludek Munzar, Jana Preissová
Votes: 12
32. Meitantei Hokenshitsu no Obasan (1997)
Mystery
A school nurse with a knack for solving mysteries teams up with a high school student to solve various cases.
Stars: Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shirô Kishibe, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Kôsei Amano
33.
The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode:
Murderous Feelings
(1985)
TV-MA | 26 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Unethical psychiatrist Dr. Peter Milne gets romantically involved with unstable Sara Kendal. His manipulation of her mind and emotions makes her illness worsen. When she can't tell dreams from reality, he becomes her rage's target.
Director: Mai Zetterling | Stars: Page Fletcher, Cec Linder, Franco Nero, John Novak
Votes: 69
34.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
Wendigo
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Peter and Lindsay investigate what happened to their three colleagues who went missing in the woods while investigating a werewolf case. The missing team's found footage clues the two in that they're actually dealing with a wendigo.
Director: John Bell | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox
Votes: 15
35.
The Sentinel (1996–1999)
Episode:
Light My Fire
(1997)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime
A female arson investigator is teamed with Ellison and Sandburg to investigate a series of arson fires targeted at warehouses.
Director: Scott Brazil | Stars: Richard Burgi, Garett Maggart, Bruce A. Young, Tom Mason
Votes: 24
36.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Detour
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the unexplored woods of Florida's Apalachicola National Forest, Mulder and Scully investigate the disappearances of two land surveyors and a boy's claims that he and his father were attacked by an invisible creature.
Director: Brett Dowler | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Colleen Flynn, J.C. Wendel
Votes: 4,406
37.
Being Human (2008–2013)
Episode:
Daddy Ghoul
(2011)
TV-14 | 56 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
As George secretly attends his father's funeral (where George meets his father), Annie helps a police investigator seek the perpetrator of the Box Tunnel Massacre, unaware it's Mitchell. Herrick begins to crave fresh blood.
Director: Philip John | Stars: Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner, Sinéad Keenan
Votes: 205
38.
You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Who Are These People?
(2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
We are introduced to a range of characters across the globe who are leading their lives in their own unconnected way, right up to the point when the American President announces to the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Jenna Fischer, Mathew Baynton, Joel Fry, Gaia Scodellaro
Votes: 358
39.
Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode:
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The team land in 1919 New York to try and stop Rittenhouse from killing the suffragette movement.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 1,307
40.
Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
Episode:
Schwiegertöchter
(2019)
Drama, Romance
Patrick Dawson takes over as CEO of the pharmaceutical family firm from mother Lynette, who promised his dying father Derek a charity in his name. His beloved Kim Garner is reluctant to ... See full summary »
Director: Heidi Kranz | Stars: Ulrike Folkerts, Dirk Martens, Paula Schramm, Max Hemmersdorfer
Votes: 35