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1. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
PG | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Maggie Smith, Colin Blakely
Votes: 20,369 | Gross: $6.11M
2. Inseminoid (1981)
R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one.
Director: Norman J. Warren | Stars: Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley, Stephanie Beacham, Steven Grives
Votes: 4,350
3. Massage Parlor Murders! (1973)
R | 80 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A serial killer targets and murders sex workers in New York City's red-light district. Detectives Rizotti and O'Mara investigate to uncover the killer's identity and prevent further victims.
Directors: Chester Fox, Alex Stevens | Stars: George Spencer, Sandra Peabody, John Moser, Anne Gaybis
Votes: 558 | Gross: $1.05M
4. Not Forgotten (2009)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
In a Tex-Mex border town, a man and his wife must face their tortured pasts in order to save their kidnapped daughter.
Director: Dror Soref | Stars: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Michael DeLorenzo, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 2,876 | Gross: $0.05M
5. Too Late (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator and the missing woman he's hired to help find.
Director: Dennis Hauck | Stars: Dichen Lachman, Natalie Zea, John Hawkes, Jeff Fahey
Votes: 3,914 | Gross: $0.06M
6. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz
Votes: 5,927
7. Pickup Alley (1957)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano
Votes: 645
8. The Wrong House (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Thriller
Rebecca Lassiter and her husband Brian leave New York City to move to Los Angeles and find the perfect suburban house for them and their young daughter. However, a local personal trainer ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Clare Kramer, Tilky Jones, Allison McAtee, Thomas Calabro
Votes: 396
9. Ghost of New Orleans (2011)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer.
Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard, Lake Bell, Sharon Leal
Votes: 1,085
10. The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)
Approved | 84 min | Horror
Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.
Director: Del Tenney | Stars: Roy Scheider, Helen Waren, Robert Milli, Margot Hartman
Votes: 845
11. Slash Dance (1989)
83 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A female cop goes undercover as a dancer at an old theater to catch a serial killer who has been murdering women auditioning for a musical.
Director: James Shyman | Stars: Cindy Ferda, James Carroll Jordan, J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, John Henry Richardson
Votes: 296
12. Barracuda (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
Directors: Jason Cortlund, Julia Halperin | Stars: Allison Tolman, Sophie Reid, JoBeth Williams, Luis Bordonada
Votes: 759
13. The Mistresses of Dr. Jekyll (1964)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A mad scientist creates a hideous monster to carry out his murderous plans.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Hugo Blanco, Agnès Spaak, Perla Cristal, Magda Maldonado
Votes: 643
14. Choke (2020)
73 min | Horror, Thriller
The lines between reality and fiction, and good and bad blur when both a nihilistic detective and a serial killer's affairs with a mysterious girl overlap.
Director: Gregory Hatanaka | Stars: Shane Ryan-Reid, Scott Butler, Sarah Brine, Lisa London
Votes: 4,567
15. Shattered (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mila is a cop and she's back in Marseille after a few years away. She's a loner, damaged and always on her guard. She's looking for her father, whom she hasn't seen for fifteen years.
Director: Isabelle Czajka | Stars: Nacima Bekhtaoui, Samir Boitard, Olivia Côte, Hedi Zada
Votes: 86
16. The Knife Thrower (2023)
81 min | Comedy, Horror
In this found footage horror mockumentary, knife thrower Gord Bright decides the best way to stop the bank from foreclosing on his theatre is to lock its doors - with everyone inside. Can his daughter Jessie put an end to his murder spree?
Director: Mark Fend | Stars: Alexandre Paquette, Jessica Huether, Ron Sparks, Mark Fend
17. Inget ljus i tunneln (2011 TV Movie)
116 min | Crime
Director: Lauri Nurkse | Stars: Irina Björklund, Svante Martin, Peter Kanerva, Maria Heiskanen
Votes: 43
18. Viral Vengeance
Short, Crime, Drama | Announced
The sudden confrontation between an anti-vaccine vigilante and his pro-vaccination ex-lover unexpectedly leads to a tragic denouement.
Director: Angel Connell
19.
Marple (2004–2013)
Episode:
Marple: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw
(2004)
TV-PG | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple investigates the wealthy Crackenthorpe clan, believing a body to be hidden on their estate after a visiting friend witnesses a brutal strangling murder occurring on a passing train.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Griff Rhys Jones, David Warner, Niamh Cusack
Votes: 2,111
20.
Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode:
Ein Objekt der Begierde
(1993)
57 min | Crime, Drama
Karoline is very popular in the building where she takes her English lessons. But on one unlucky evening, a tenant returning home finds her at the bottom of the stairwell, strangled to death.
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Stefan Wigger
Votes: 53
21.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
How Am I Driving?
(1994)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
Becker tries to hush up his client, Frank Askoff's connections to Camilla Greer, a well-known Hollywood madam. Meanwhile, Rollins represents the father of an incorrigible teenager who is ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 25
22.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Vote of Confidence
(1988)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Miami Vice raids a train of prostitutes and johns and finds one of the candidates for governor on board, with his pants down. When he disappears, Crockett and Tubbs investigate the corrupt world of local politics.
Director: Randy Roberts | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 295
23.
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997–1998)
Episode:
Halloween
(1997)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hammer's new girlfriend is brutally murdered on Halloween. It appears that a satanic cult leader who's doing time for other murders is behind it. But Hammer knows it's never that simple.
Director: Jonathan Winfrey | Stars: Stacy Keach, Shane Conrad, Shannon Whirry, Kent Williams
Votes: 43
24.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Lonelyville
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman murdered and tied with special knots sends Falacci and Logan to a writer profiling the singles scene.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Chris Noth, Alicia Witt, Eric Bogosian, Lola Glaudini
Votes: 288
25.
FBI: Criminal Pursuit (2011– )
Episode:
Broken Trust
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
Police get closer to the killer of a family after a little boy's body is found floating.
Directors: Jean Guy Bureau, Greg Francis, Tracy Johnson | Stars: Bray Poor, Laura Rikard, Cathy Baker, Mark Baker
Votes: 14
26.
Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode:
Past History
(2023)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny and Baez race against the clock to catch a serial killer targeting young women; Erin and Eddie clash when Eddie intervenes in a murder case and Erin's personal life; Frank must decide how to discipline his grandson.
Director: Jackeline Tejada | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Votes: 239
27.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Der wüste Gobi
(2017)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dorn and Lessing are on the hunt for a serial killer who escaped a psychiatric ward
Director: Ed Herzog | Stars: Nora Tschirner, Christian Ulmen, Jürgen Vogel, Jeanette Hain
Votes: 299