Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "threatening-letter"

1. Decision to Leave (2022)

Not Rated | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-pyo

Votes: 55,099

2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery

Votes: 69,110 | Gross: $0.07M

3. The Bodyguard (1992)

R | 129 min | Action, Drama, Music

A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 147,595 | Gross: $121.95M

4. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper

Votes: 21,148

5. The Square (2017)

R | 151 min | Comedy, Drama

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary

Votes: 77,225 | Gross: $1.50M

6. Trumbo (2015)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.

Votes: 84,765 | Gross: $7.86M

7. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 9,433

8. Make Your Own Bed (1944)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. The only way that ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale

Votes: 418

9. The Sentinel (2006)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Secret Service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the President. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division agent.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria

Votes: 52,332 | Gross: $36.28M

10. The Drowning Pool (1975)

PG | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton

Votes: 6,187

11. Thirteen Women (1932)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Ursula plots to murder 12 women with her supernatural powers.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Myrna Loy

Votes: 1,869

12. Schizoid (1980)

R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An advice columnist in the midst of getting a divorce begins receiving threatening notes from an anonymous stalker. Meanwhile, members of her group therapy session are being murdered by an unknown assailant.

Director: David Paulsen | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Marianna Hill, Craig Wasson

Votes: 1,975

13. Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)

PG | 93 min | Comedy

A carefree single mother challenges the local PTA after they threaten to expel her daughter from school, due to her lifestyle.

Directors: Richard C. Bennett, Ralph Senensky | Stars: Barbara Eden, Ronny Cox, Nanette Fabray, Louis Nye

Votes: 1,267

14. Beau Geste (1966)

Approved | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.

Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Leslie Nielsen, Telly Savalas

Votes: 749

15. Judex (1963)

Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Favraux, an unscrupulous banker receives a threatening note signed only "Judex", demanding that he pay back the people he has swindled. He refuses, and seemingly faces his fate.

Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé, Edith Scob, Théo Sarapo

Votes: 2,839

16. Se upp för Jönssonligan (2020)

Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Crime

A reboot of the famous Swedish saga "Jönssonligan" ("The Jönsson Gang")

Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Henrik Dorsin, Hedda Stiernstedt, David Sundin, Anders Johansson

Votes: 3,980

17. Jasper, Texas (2003 TV Movie)

R | 114 min | Drama

In 1998, a stunning crime thrust Jasper, Texas into the spotlight. What happened on that summer evening - the death of black hitchhiker James Byrd, Jr. by three white men - became a flash-point for the state of race relations in America.

Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd | Stars: Jon Voight, Louis Gossett Jr., Joe Morton, Ron White

Votes: 777

18. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)

Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Laura Nucci

Votes: 1,783

19. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

King Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.

Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka

Votes: 5,825

20. A Shriek in the Night (1933)

Unrated | 66 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

Pat Morgan and Ted Kord are rival newspaper reporters always trying to outscoop each other. They join together to solve a series of murders being committed in an apartment building.

Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, Harvey Clark, Purnell Pratt

Votes: 1,091

21. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Albert is smitten for Pola but ends up wrongly committed in jail, in the meantime her affections are sought after by his friend, and on his release both love and friendship must be tested.

Director: René Clair | Stars: Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T. Gréville, Bill Bocket

Votes: 2,489

22. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

Approved | 72 min | Mystery

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno

Votes: 1,805

23. The 'High Sign' (1921)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy

A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.

Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Charles Dorety, Ingram B. Pickett

Votes: 3,561

24. Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)

Approved | 70 min | Mystery

When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Helen Wood, Thomas Beck

Votes: 1,600

25. Lizzie (1957)

Approved | 81 min | Drama

During the 1950s, a Los Angeles psychiatrist uses hypnosis to treat a 25-year-old woman who's suffering from multiple personality disorder.

Director: Hugo Haas | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone, Joan Blondell, Hugo Haas

Votes: 689

26. Driven Underground (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama

Single mother Sarah Palmer hides her family in Oregon when her daughter Christy becomes a key witness in a murder against the mob.

Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Emily Tennant, Lochlyn Munro, Rick Ravanello

Votes: 269

27. Outrage (I) (2009)

R | 90 min | Documentary

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.

Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Barney Frank, James McGreevey, Kevin Naff, Dan Popkey

Votes: 1,752 | Gross: $0.04M

28. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna

Votes: 125

29. The Black Hand (1906)

11 min | Short, Action, Crime

Two members of a gang write a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding that he give them money, or else they will harm his family and his shop. The butcher is afraid and upset, but he is ... See full summary »

Director: Wallace McCutcheon | Stars: Anthony O'Sullivan, Robert G. Vignola

Votes: 275

30. She Asked for It (1937)

Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, ... See full summary »

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: William Gargan, Orien Heyward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle

Votes: 30

31. Strangers (III) (2017)

83 min | Drama, Romance

Driven by strange desire a loner is fatally attracted to two sisters. A Neo Noir.

Director: Lorenz Suter | Stars: Nicolas Batthyany, Jeanne Devos, Marina Guerrini, Roger Wolfer

Votes: 39

32. The Panic Is On (1931)

Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile of cash before she marries him. But the Depression is everywhere: Charley's behind on his ... See full summary »

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Charley Chase, Virginia Whiting, Chester A. Bachman, Harry Bernard

Votes: 65

33. Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy (2009 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew goes undercover at a prestigious all-girls academy to investigate a series of accidents committed by someone known as the "Black Cat".

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Samara Lerman, Adrienne MacIain, Emilie Rommel Shimkus

Votes: 66

34. Nancy Drew: Danger by Design (2006 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew goes undercover in Paris to determine the cause of a famous fashion designer's bizarre behavior.

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Megan Hill, Shawnmarie Stanton

Votes: 84

35. Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (2009 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew searches for buried treasure on a remote island in the Bahamas in order to meet the ransom demand after her best friend is kidnapped.

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Jonah Von Spreecken, Chiara Motley, Jennifer Pratt

Votes: 62

36. Murder by Rope (1936)

64 min | Drama, Mystery

Scotland Yard sends a handwriting expert to a country house full of people with guilty secrets in order to solve a murder.

Director: George Pearson | Stars: D.A. Clarke-Smith, Sunday Wilshin, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Dorothy Hamilton

Votes: 25

37. The Mysterious Outlaw (1917)

Short, Western

Henry Martin (William Steele) receives a letter from Buck Lessen (Harry Carey), a convict about to be released from prison, telling him that his time is up and he will get him for sending ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Kelsey | Stars: Harry Carey, William Steele, Jane Bernoudy, Elizabeth Janes

38. MAGA Country Attack Sounds Like a Hoax or Publicity Stunt (2019 Video)

16 min | Short, News

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Star: Tim Pool

39. Soft Pedal (1926)

10 min | Short, Comedy

An umbrella salesman decides to help a lady in distress raise $500, so she, and her father, will not be blown up.

Director: Ray Grey | Stars: James Parrott, Ernest Morrison, Ethel Broadhurst, Mark Jones

Votes: 29

40. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode: Profile of a Serial Killer (1997)

Not Rated | 101 min | Crime

When a shocking massacre in a small-town diner leaves no clues, Forensic Psychologist Dr. Jane Halifax (Gibney) teams up with Senior Detective Eric Ringer (Jackman) for one of the toughest cases of their careers.

Director: Steve Jodrell | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Shane Connor, Hugh Jackman, Susan Lyons

Votes: 207

41. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode: Harm Done (2000)

TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Wexford copes with two abductions of teen-aged girls, the disappearance of a 3 year old from her bedroom, and the return of a paroled pedophile to the town.

Director: Bruce MacDonald | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen

Votes: 127

42. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Murder in Mesopotamia (2001)

TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Ron Berglas, Barbara Barnes

Votes: 2,293

43. Sherlock Holmes (1964–1968)
Episode: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part One (1968)

50 min | Crime, Drama, History

Holmes asks Watson to protect the new Lord of Baskerville Manor whose life seems to be threatened by a legendary, almost supernatural, hound.

Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock, Gary Raymond, Gabriella Licudi

Votes: 172

44. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode: In the Presence of the Enemy (2003)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the love child of a Liberal black MP and a white conservative newspaper editor is kidnapped, they're blackmailed into publishing details of their affair.

Director: Brian Stirner | Stars: James Hazeldine, Ken Bones, Sophie Okonedo, Simon Chandler

Votes: 341

45. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Sad Cypress (2003)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Elinor Carlisle seems to be the obvious murderer of her ailing aunt and the beautiful romantic rival who broke up her engagement, but Poirot uncovers darker motives.

Director: David Moore | Stars: David Suchet, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Rupert Penry-Jones, Kelly Reilly

Votes: 2,627

46. 87th Precinct (1961–1962)
Episode: Til Death (1961)

60 min | Crime, Drama

A Sunday afternoon backyard wedding has a pall cast over it by ominous threats to the bride and groom. Carella enlists Kling's help in keeping a killer at bay.

Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, Norman Fell

Votes: 10

47. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: None Are So Blind (1956)

TV-14 | 26 min | Drama, Mystery

An antiques dealer feels he should be enjoying the finer things in life, but his Aunt Muriel is the one with all the money. Finding another man's wallet gives him an evil idea.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hurd Hatfield, Mildred Dunnock, K.T. Stevens

Votes: 718

48. Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode: Absent Friends (1993)

TV-14 | Comedy

Chigwell is in the grip of a burglar, and anonymous calls and letters are aimed at Tracey as an accomplice, since hers is one of the only houses not targeted. To square things up Chris, who... See full summary »

Director: Charlie Hanson | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Alun Lewis

Votes: 30

49. Father Brown (1974)
Episode: The Curse of the Golden Cross (1974)

Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Professor Gerald Smaill, an American archaeologist, discovers a golden Byzantine cross in cave in Crete, a disembodied voice threatens him with death.

Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Kenneth More, James Maxwell, Peter Copley, Sarah Lawson

Votes: 74

50. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode: A Lesson in Murder (2002)

TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Foyle investigates the suicide of a pacifist and death threats to the judge who ruled against his conscientious objector status.

Director: David Thacker | Stars: Nicholas Audsley, Madeleine Worrall, Oliver Ford Davies, Ian Peck

Votes: 831