Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "murdered-in-a-church"

1. Bound by Honor (1993)

R | 180 min | Crime, Drama

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo

Votes: 34,429 | Gross: $4.50M

2. In Bruges (2008)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington

Votes: 462,650 | Gross: $7.76M

3. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon

Votes: 384,819 | Gross: $101.07M

4. Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2020)

TV-14 | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

After freeing a young girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe.

Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Rupert Penry-Jones, Miriam Margolyes

Votes: 4,914

5. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

PG | 96 min | Horror

In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.

Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame

Votes: 7,461

6. Wise Guys (1986)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose two hundred fifty thousand dollars, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City, and comedy follows.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 6,370 | Gross: $8.48M

7. White Dog (1982)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker

Votes: 10,835

8. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.

Director: Brian Clemens | Stars: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro

Votes: 5,708 | Gross: $0.12M

9. Hatred (2016)

150 min | Drama, War

Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.

Director: Wojciech Smarzowski | Stars: Michalina Labacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Wasyl Wasylik, Adrian Zaremba

Votes: 6,829

10. 5 Card Stud (1968)

Approved | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 4,430

11. White Material (2009)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, War

Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.

Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Isaach De Bankolé, Nicolas Duvauchelle

Votes: 8,448 | Gross: $0.30M

12. Revenge: A Love Story (2010)

90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Kit is a young man hunted by the police after a series of murders. A mystery unravels and out comes a story about revenge.

Director: Ching-Po Wong | Stars: Juno Mak, Sora Aoi, Tony Liu, Siu-Ho Chin

Votes: 1,762

13. The Blue Iguana (1988)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery

Two overzealous psychopathic US tax collectors blackmail bounty hunter Vince Holloway into stopping an illegal transfer of 20 Mio. dollars from a Mexican tax paradise into the USA. So he ... See full summary »

Director: John Lafia | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, James Russo, Pamela Gidley

Votes: 604 | Gross: $0.16M

14. The College Girl Murders (1967)

Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Uschi Glas, Grit Boettcher, Konrad Georg

Votes: 1,048

15. After Tiller (2013)

PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

This thought provoking, sometimes troubling documentary examines the personal and ethical imperatives that drive abortion providers to continue in the face of often dangerous legal and personal harassment.

Directors: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson | Stars: George Tiller, Warren Hern, Leroy Carhart, Susan Robinson

Votes: 1,117 | Gross: $0.07M

16. No Dead Heroes (1986)

Not Rated | 86 min | Action

A US lieutnant is turned into a guinea pig for deadly KGB experiments.

Director: Junn P. Cabreira | Stars: Max Thayer, John Dresden, Nick Nicholson, David Anderson

Votes: 162

17. Preacher Man (2015)

122 min | Drama

Pastor Washington was gunned down inside his church, now his nephew, Lonnie Abraham seeks the killer(s).

Director: C.L. Woodson III | Stars: C.L. Woodson III, Anita Nicole Brown, Lemmon Harris, Mario Andre Alberts

18. Fanatico (2019)

19 min | Short, Thriller

The new Catholic girls' school student suspects her roommate has an unsavory job. When she arrives, girls start disappearing, and Sofia starts having visions of murder and death.

Director: Hannah May Cumming | Stars: Judith Conly, Morgan Demetre, Alina Stircu, Arianna Thomas

Votes: 26

19. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Acts of Contrition (2005)

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

At a church which tries to liberate young prostitutes from their pimps, a nun is murdered. Goren and Eames must dig deep to find the truth, not only in the eyes of men, but also in the eyes of God.

Director: Frank Prinzi | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 366

20. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: The Faithful (2001)

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

Goren and Eames suspect a thieving drug addict is the killer of a Catholic church sexton.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 426

21. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2008)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the heir to a profitable business is murdered in church only minutes before his marriage of convenience, a post-mortem discloses he had recently engaged in sexual activity.

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 443

22. Forensic Files II (2020– )
Episode: Church Lady (2020)

Documentary, Crime

A gruesome find in a small town church sends investigators searching for a killer.

Stars: Bill Camp, Rhonda Smith, Mary Jane Fonder, Michael Applebaum

Votes: 41

23. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
Episode: The Ultimate Evil (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Crime, History

New leads send Maury down a twisted path, investigating a web of cults. As a "satanic panic" grips the nation, he publishes a book.

Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Maury Terry, Frank Anthony, David Berkowitz

Votes: 620

24. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Dignity (2009)

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

A late-term abortion doctor is killed, which leads to the emotionally-charged trial of a pro-life advocate, and threatens to drive a wedge between Cutter and Rubirosa.

Director: Jim McKay | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache

Votes: 304

25. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
Episode: Oiled (2010)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

To get intel on Abel's whereabouts, Jax and the club help a bounty hunter track down a skip. Meanwhile, Gemma deals with family issues.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie

Votes: 2,497

26. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Public Enemy (2010)

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

A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler

Votes: 1,769

27. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: This World Is Our Hell (2016)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Hounded through the desert by Kaetenay and others, Ethan faces a reckoning. In London, Victor makes a dire modification to Jekyll's cure for madness.

Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 1,780

28. Damnation (2017–2018)
Episode: Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (2018)

TV-MA | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Western

Seth and the farmers take on the Black Legion with the help of unlikely allies.

Director: Kate Dennis | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Killian Scott, Sarah Jones, Chasten Harmon

Votes: 246