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1. Watchmen (2019– )
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Stars: Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers
Votes: 134,251
2. Almost Paradise (2020– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former D.E.A. agent forced into early retirement runs a gift shop in the Philippines.
Stars: Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Arthur Acuña, Nonie Buencamino
Votes: 6,668
3. Black Snow (2022– )
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1994, seventeen-year-old Isabel Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated the Australian South Sea Islander community of Elizabeth.
Stars: Travis Fimmel, Jemmason Power, Talijah Blackman-Corowa, Seini Willett
Votes: 7,045
4. Cure (1997)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masato Hagiwara, Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa
Votes: 23,037 | Gross: $0.09M
5. Waco (2018)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, History
The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.
Stars: Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks
Votes: 25,623
6. River (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John River is a brilliant police inspector whose genius lies side-by-side with the fragility of his mind. He is a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest.
Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Nicola Walker, Adeel Akhtar, Lesley Manville
Votes: 27,238
7. Pacific Blue (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bicycle officers patrol Santa Monica, California.
Stars: Jim Davidson, Paula Trickey, Darlene Vogel, Marcos A. Ferraez
Votes: 3,553
8. Sabotage (2014)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Olivia Williams
Votes: 66,261 | Gross: $10.51M
9. Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, Jane Adams, Reg Rogers, Viola Davis
Votes: 8,237
10. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser, Val Kilmer
Votes: 80,898 | Gross: $1.70M
11. A Kind of Murder (2016)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman.
Director: Andy Goddard | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Haley Bennett, Vincent Kartheiser
Votes: 8,607 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Let the Right One In (2022)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Horror
Follows a 12-year-old girl who lives a closed-in life after turning into a vampire, only able to go out at night. Her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.
Stars: Demián Bichir, Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Madison Taylor Baez
Votes: 5,813
13. Experiment in Terror (1962)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole
Votes: 6,633
14. We Hunt Together (2020– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gripping twist on a classic cat-and-mouse story, this British drama series explores the intoxication of sexual attraction and the dangerous power of emotional manipulation as two conflicted detectives track down a pair of deadly killers.
Stars: Eve Myles, Babou Ceesay, Hermione Corfield, Vicki Pepperdine
Votes: 2,789
15. 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: 19,845
16. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)
190 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh
Votes: 766
17. Traces of Red (1992)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jack sleeps with a waitress, who's later murdered. Did Jack's usual lover do it? Palm Beach detectives Jack and Steve investigate. Twists follow.
Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Jim Belushi, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Goldwyn, William Russ
Votes: 1,897 | Gross: $3.21M
18. Freebie and the Bean (1974)
R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen
Votes: 3,587
19. Vehicle 19 (2013)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.
Director: Mukunda Michael Dewil | Stars: Paul Walker, Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers, Leyla Haidarian
Votes: 15,970
20. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Horror
A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: George C. Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson
Votes: 1,362
21. The Castle of Sand (1974)
143 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Gô Katô, Kensaku Morita, Yôko Shimada
Votes: 1,535
22. Tension (1949)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.
Director: John Berry | Stars: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 3,577
23. The Broken Shore (2013 TV Movie)
103 min | Crime
An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adaptation, Detective Joe Cashin uncovers a ... See full summary »
Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Don Hany, Claudia Karvan, Anthony Hayes, Erik Thomson
Votes: 810
24. Confession (II) (2022)
80 min | Action, Thriller
One church, one priest (Colm Meaney), a wounded man (Colm Meaney) and his loaded gun. An intense thriller played out in real time during one night where a vengeful confession must take place.
Director: David Beton | Stars: Stephen Moyer, Colm Meaney, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Kris Johnson
Votes: 314
25. Ring of Fire (1961)
Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In the 1960s Oregon, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: David Janssen, Joyce Taylor, Frank Gorshin, Joel Marston
Votes: 676
26. Code of Silence (2021)
97 min | Crime
The story of A deaf caterer, who becomes embroiled in a thrilling investigation, after a detective asks her to lip-read the conversations of some dangerous criminals.
Director: Ben Mole | Stars: Stephen Moyer, Alec Newman, Andrew Tiernan, Michael Higgs
Votes: 188
27. Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young woman who works for the department while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Storm, Donald Buka
Votes: 1,279
28. 24 Days (2014)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because he's Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé, Jacques Gamblin, Sylvie Testud
Votes: 731
29. Salem Falls (2011 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama
A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.
Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Sarah Carter, AJ Michalka, Rick Roberts
Votes: 746
30. Paris by Night (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris's demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the owners... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Lefebvre | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Sara Forestier, Samuel Le Bihan, Grégory Fitoussi
Votes: 1,381
31. 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
32. Ajatashatru (2022)
35 min | Short, Crime
When two small-time street criminals involved in money laundering die in a scuffle with the Police officer Ajatashatru, Journalist Nrupatunga has to confront him with her investigation and ... See full summary »
Director: Sachin Dushi | Stars: Akshath Amin, Tejas Gursahani, Nagaraj Nanjagol, Tanu Rawat
Votes: 69
33. Special Investigator (1936)
Passed | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Criminal lawyer Bill Fenwick goes undercover in Nevada to catch gold thieves when the gang kills his brother.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Richard Dix, Margaret Callahan, Erik Rhodes, Owen Davis Jr.
Votes: 175
34. 30331
26 min | Drama | Post-production
An egotistical cop embarks on a race to catch a major drug dealer after his wife is murdered while training a rookie cop who must decide if he is black or blue. In 30331 it's split between ... See full summary »
Stars: Lester Greene, Brian Childers, A. Manuel Miranda, Laura Poindexter
35. Criminal Incident 2022 (2022 Video)
Short, Crime
A ghastly criminal incident has taken place. Cops are on the job. Riveting police drama. Watch the adventures of the Mumbai Police as they take down a selfish murderer. This is based on ... See full summary »
Director: BaBa | Stars: Mithun, Miheek Rao