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1. The Next Three Days (2010)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.

Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Michael Buie

Votes: 206,581 | Gross: $21.15M

2. Runaway Jury (2003)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman

Votes: 104,570 | Gross: $49.44M

3. High Crimes (2002)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A successful lawyer's husband is arrested for murdering nine villagers in El Salvador in 1988 as a US soldier under a different name. She decides to defend him in military court and find out the truth about what happened.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Adam Scott

Votes: 48,213 | Gross: $41.54M

4. Winter (2015)

Not Rated | 42 min | Crime

Sydney homicide detective Eve Winter (Rebecca Gibney) solves tough, high profile cases with cool intelligence, fighting bureaucracts, criminals and plenty of advances - unwanted and wanted - to catch her prey.

Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien, Matt Nable, Antonia Prebble

Votes: 1,465

5. Shadow of the Law (1930)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the shadows and angrily demands to know where ... See full summary »

Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: William Powell, Marion Shilling, Natalie Moorhead, Regis Toomey

Votes: 177

6. Smart Woman (1948)

Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A crusading district attorney, Robert Larrimore, butts heads in court with defense attorney Paula Rogers.

Director: Edward A. Blatt | Stars: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Barry Sullivan, Michael O'Shea

Votes: 259

7. Hunt the Man Down (1950)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gig Young, Lynne Roberts, Mary Anderson, Willard Parker

Votes: 1,050

8. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A reporter who wants to solve crimes gets into comic scrapes with a beautiful stranger and a misunderstood dog.

Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Carole Landis, Allyn Joslyn, Margo Woode, Harry Morgan

Votes: 206

9. Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)

Passed | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A girl reporter is trying to tack down the lady-in-the-title, as a key witness in a graft trial, which involves three murder and that many failed attempts. A prosecuting attorney in the ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Z. Loring | Stars: Joseph Allen, Mary Howard, Sheila Ryan, Ricardo Cortez

Votes: 48

10. Grand Jury (1959– )
Episode: Conspiracy (1959)

30 min | Drama

When the star witness at a political corruption hearing disappears, Driscoll and Stone are ordered to locate him.

Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Lyle Bettger, Harold J. Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Clarke Gordon

11. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Where There's a Will (1993)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

McKenzie and Morales pursues a witness Peter Manzo who could clear Frank Osgood whom McKenzie convicted in 1959. Meanwhile, Paros crosses a long-term family friend she is defending in a ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 32

12. Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode: Trail West to Fury (1958)

TV-G | 49 min | Western

While trapped in a storm, Bret and Bart tell Dandy Jim why they can't go to Texas.

Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: James Garner, Jack Kelly, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Aline Towne

Votes: 125

13. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Treacherous Toupee (1960)

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

After a two-year absence, Hartley Basset returns to reclaim his company. His wife Sybil is at a stockholders' meeting to vote with company president Peter Dawson to restructure the business after charges that her husband embezzled funds.

Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 375

14. Turner & Hooch (2021)
Episode: Forever and a Dog (2021)

TV-PG | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a U.S. Marshal begrudgingly inherits an unruly dog, he finds his new pet is the key to his biggest case yet.

Director: McG | Stars: Josh Peck, Carra Patterson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Vanessa Lengies

Votes: 337

15. Our wonderful years (2020–2023)
Episode: Das Schützenfest (2020)

90 min | Biography, Drama, History

Eduard Wolf is on trial for war crimes. Ulla wants to prove his innocence. Until further notice, Gundel will run the family business.

Director: Elmar Fischer | Stars: Elisa Schlott, Vanessa Loibl, Anna Maria Mühe, Katja Riemann

Votes: 59

16. The Lincoln Lawyer (2022– )
Episode: The Brass Verdict (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mickey confronts Trevor as the pieces fall into place, and his chance to right a past wrong could have dire consequences for Maggie.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson

Votes: 1,330

17. In Plain Sight (2008–2012)
Episode: Her Days Are Numbered (2010)

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

Mary is assigned to protect a witness named Judy Wagrowski, whose extraordinary mathematical abilities allowed her to keep all the financial records of a numbers racket in her head. That ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Lerner | Stars: Mary McCormack, Frederick Weller, Nichole Hiltz, Paul Ben-Victor

Votes: 105

18. Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode: Working Girls (2012)

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

Erin's witness in the murder trial of a violent mobster is killed before giving testimony. Due to a leak, the next witness is threatened, but protected by Danny and Jack. Erin is offered the Deputy Mayor's position, but she declines.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou

Votes: 437

19. Scotland History Tours (2018– )
Episode: Mary Queen of Scots' Worst Week Ever (2022)

11 min | Documentary, History

An account of the events leading up to Mart Queen of Scots forced marriage to her third husband, James Hepburn.

Star: Bruce Fummey