Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "murder-of-a-teenage-boy"

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes

Votes: 682,623 | Gross: $290.01M

2. Carrie (1976)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta

Votes: 207,015 | Gross: $33.80M

3. Freaky (2020)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a high-school senior discovers that she has fewer than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent.

Director: Christopher Landon | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich

Votes: 72,664

4. Prom Night (1980)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

At a high-school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin

Votes: 20,986 | Gross: $14.80M

5. Nine Days (2020)

R | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy

A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.

Director: Edson Oda | Stars: Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Benedict Wong

Votes: 11,843

6. Cherry Falls (1999)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In the small town of Cherry Falls, a psychotic murderer is killing off the virgins of the local high school.

Director: Geoffrey Wright | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn, Jesse Bradford

Votes: 14,789

7. Pixote (1980)

TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama

The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.

Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino

Votes: 9,252

8. November Criminals (2017)

PG-13 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After his friend is murdered, a Washington, D.C. teenager undertakes his own investigation of the crime.

Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Strathairn, Catherine Keener

Votes: 10,837

9. Bel Canto (I) (2018)

TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A world-renowned opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Sebastian Koch, Ryô Kase

Votes: 3,759 | Gross: $0.08M

10. The Red Pill (2016)

TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary

The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"

Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay

Votes: 12,056

11. John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise (2021)

TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The chilling story of one of the world's most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to this day.

Stars: Terry Sullivan, Philip Hersh, Jay Levine, Lawrence Finder

Votes: 2,104

12. Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)

GP | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Bill Mumy, Barry Robins, Miles Chapin, Darel Glaser

Votes: 1,582 | Gross: $0.21M

13. Billy Boy (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When an angry teenager (Blake Jenner) discovers a close friend has been killed, grief jeopardizes his future and he finds himself engulfed in danger.

Director: Bradley Buecker | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Blake Jenner, Brenda Bakke, Jim Beaver

Votes: 531

14. Time Walker (1982)

PG | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An alien, buried in King Tut's tomb, terrorizes a college campus.

Director: Tom Kennedy | Stars: Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy, Robert Random

Votes: 2,200 | Gross: $0.43M

15. The Clown at Midnight (1998)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Seven teenagers are stalked by a murderous clown while refurbishing an old opera house.

Director: Jean Pellerin | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Margot Kidder, Sarah Lassez, James Duval

Votes: 2,372

16. Lights Out (2010)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

March 1992, in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. During an alcohol fueled party, teenagers discover a body hidden in the bushes of a forest. A body that seems lifeless. Two weeks ... See full summary »

Director: Fabrice Gobert | Stars: Jules Pélissier, Ana Girardot, Audrey Bastien, Selma El Mouissi

Votes: 1,172

17. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Blood Lust (2002)

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

A taxi driver accidentally runs over a teenage boy. He is later brutally beaten by a gang who thinks he is running away. Grissom and Sara works on the case and finds that the boy was dead prior to being hit from a stab wound.

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 838

18. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Bully for You (2001)

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

Shameless yet rather popular "cool" high-school bully Barry Shickle is found shot in the boys' bathroom. Shy Dennis Fram, a favorite daily victim, was at his wits' end. The school ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 881

19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Down the Drain (2004)

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

When a corpse is found in a storm drain gate, Grissom, Warrick and Catherine investigate the case. Warrick and Catherine follow the storm drain and find that the victim is the lifeguard ... See full summary »

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

Votes: 797

20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: No Humans Involved (2004)

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

Grissom, Sofia and Greg investigate a gang shooting with two victims. Out of the blue, Greg finds the body of a young boy dumped in a trash bin. Sara and David Phillips join the ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 770

21. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode: Grave Young Men (2003)

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

Ex-con Pete Wilton begs Horatio to use the skill that got him arrested to find his missing son Jeff. The knave is found to be a habitual marijuana user and fired over 200 bullets on the ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander

Votes: 500

22. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode: Slaughterhouse (2002)

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

A bloodied toddler walks down a street. Back at her house, her mother and three brothers are found dead. The only other survivor is her father who has a gunshot wound on his back.

Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander

Votes: 572

23. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: American Dreamers (2004)

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

A skeleton of a teenage boy is found on a tour bus, completely dressed up. Evidence shows that he has been dead for at least a decade.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 426

24. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: Cleaning Up (2002)

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

Kima slowly recovers in the hospital. Stringer changes operations in the pit and the towers, rendering the wiretaps and clones useless, and prompting Burrell to begin dismantling the detail... See full summary »

Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 5,908

25. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 1 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The true identity of the "The Zodiac Killer" is his pseudonym self designated. He is a mystery since his killing spree was reported in the late 1960s - 1970s. He operated in Northern California demanding public notoriety for his crimes.

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Robert Graysmith, Casey Jordan, Pierre Bidou

Votes: 59

26. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 2 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

He terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s, killing young couples at secluded lover's lanes. Not satisfied with just the murders, he also taunted the public with cryptic clues, ... See full summary »

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Butterfield, Pierre Bidou, Tom Voigt

Votes: 49

27. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: Deadly Summer (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

In the summer of 1976, the NYPD are chasing a man shooting at couples in parked cars with a gigantic, .44 caliber handgun. He taunts the city with terrifying letters until police get a lead about a suspect who has shot a neighbor's dog.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: William Gardella, Richard Paul, Lawrence Klausner, Joseph Borrelli

Votes: 13

28. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: The Smell of Death (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

A rash of young men go missing around Chicago during the 1970's. When bodies start washing up in the river a pattern emerges.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: William Kunkle, Rachael Bell, Pat Berry, Greg Bedoe

Votes: 12

29. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: The Thing About Heroes... (2007)

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

The clues in Bonasera's puzzle lead Mac back to Chicago, where he must confront a traumatic event from his youth. Bonasera also discovers that her admirer is directly connected to the case.

Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 345

30. World's Most Evil Killers (2017– )
Episode: David Berkowitz (2020)

Documentary, Crime

A profile of the serial killer who found himself at the center of New York's biggest manhunt after a vicious shooting spree that left six dead.

Stars: David Berkowitz, Brian Kates, Geoffrey Wansell, William Gardella

Votes: 17

31. BBC London News (2001– )
Episode: 19 March 2021: Late Bulletin (2021)

11 min | Documentary, News

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Stars: Fathma Shabbir, Rafael Rodrigues, Harmandeep Singh, Leshie Chandrapala

32. FBI: Most Wanted (2020– )
Episode: Obstruction (2021)

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

After a double murder takes place in a small town, the team goes after the vigilante who relies on internet sleuths to exact revenge on suspects in the name of justice.

Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes

Votes: 283

33. American Justice (1992– )
Episode: John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets (1992)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The case of John Wayne Gacy Jr., who was convicted in 1980 of murdering 33 young men and boys and who was executed by the state of Illinois in 1994.

Stars: Robert Motta Sr., Harlan Mendenhall, Sam Amirante, Charles Hill

34. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: The Interstate Killer (2021)

Documentary, Crime

A killer crisscrosses the Midwest leaving a string of victims along the interstate. When investigators are hot on the highway killer's trail, the murderer suddenly changes his mark.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Dan Colin, Gera-Lind Kolarik, Tim Nugent, Perry Hollowell

Votes: 13

35. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 5-1 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We conclude the countdown of the greatest unsolved American mysteries and crimes with three cigars that changed the course of the American Civil War and a presidential assassination conspiracy.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Jack Levin, Michael Newton