Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "life-imprisonment"

51. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode: Prisoners (1998)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

SG-1 inadvertently help a desperate criminal and are charged and sentenced as accessories to his crime. They are banished to a desolate, brutal penal colony and strike a deal with a ... See full summary »

Director: David Warry-Smith | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge

Votes: 1,348

52. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: Escape Clause (1959)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A hypochondriac man sells his soul to the devil, exchanging it for several thousand years of immortality.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Rod Serling, David Wayne, Thomas Gomez, Virginia Christine

Votes: 4,679

53. The Final Report (2006– )
Episode: Getting Gotti (2006)

45 min | Documentary

When John Gotti emerged as head of the Gambino crime family, the media took notice of this charismatic new boss who was tried several times but never convicted. NGC revisits Gotti's rise to... See full summary »

Stars: Jimmy Turnbull, George Gabriel, John Gleeson, Jerry Capeci

Votes: 7

54. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: Deadly Design (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

Police release surveillance footage to the press and ask the public for help to find a duffle bag wielding murderer before he strikes again.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Katherine Khatari, Joe Kemp, Louis Yero, Mickey Byrnes

Votes: 13

55. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Traffic Violations (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

On March 30, 1997 an attractive waitress, Kim Medlin, is found dead in Monroe, North Carolina a mile and a half from her abandoned vehicle.

Stars: Peter Thomas, Don Heaston, Bridger Medlin, Tony Underwood

Votes: 79

56. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Jean Pool (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

The 1984 murder of a college student, Laura Salmon, seems to have plenty of suspects, but nothing which solidly links any of them to the crime. After a decade now, this cold case has a breath of new life.

Stars: Peter Thomas, Bill Sharp, Lourene Woods Mackey, Dan Goodwin

Votes: 74

57. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Son of Sam Part 2: I Am A Monster (2020)

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

In 1977, the city of New York was being stalked by a seemingly faceless serial killer known as, "Son of Sam"; after his final shooting took him to Brooklyn, a twist of fate and a little luck- led to his capture.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Jeff Kamen, Casey Jordan, Patrick Breslin

Votes: 29

58. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: BTK Part 2: The Taunting (2020)

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

For years the BTK killer plays a cat and mouse game with law enforcement and the media taunting them as he seeks the attention he craves.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Kevin O'Connor, James Gagliano, Tim Relph

Votes: 38

59. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Co-ed Killer Part 2: Thinking Murder All Day Long (2020)

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

In April 1973, Edmund Kemper, 24, Murders six coeds in and around city of Santa Cruz, California, Shaking the community to its core.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Aluffi, Tom Honig, Katie Dowd

Votes: 29

60. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: The Charmer (2021)

Documentary, Crime

A series of women in the Seattle area are found brutally murdered, their bodies posed. Police realize they may have a killer stalking the area nightclub scene, one who is able to charm his victims into submission.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Linda Byron, Dale Foote, Mark Ericks, John Hansen

Votes: 18

61. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: Drugs, Bugs and the Dapper Don (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

A ruthless capo, John Gotti, breaks the Mafia's most sacred rules to become boss and protect his drug empire.

Directors: Max Stern, Wilfred Spears | Stars: Anthony Ruggiano Jr., George Gabriel, George Anastasia, John Alite

Votes: 11

62. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Golden State Killer: Hiding in Plain Sight Pt. 2 (2021)

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

For decades the notorious Golden State Killer escaped capture.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Jane Carson-Sandler, Paul Holes, Casey Jordan

Votes: 16

63. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Political Thriller (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

After a politician dies of an apparent heart attack, an observant medical aide suspects poisoning and takes blood and urine samples. They become crucial evidence when investigators learn of incriminating remarks made by a suspect.

Stars: Peter Thomas, Phil Alfano, Francis Allen, Bill Anderson

Votes: 82

64. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Dancing with the Devil (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

A man is found stabbed to death after a night in a strip club. A drop of blood on a bedspread becomes critical evidence five years later.

Stars: Peter Thomas, Mars Davis, Rebecca Dean, Steve Foritano

Votes: 80

65. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Good as Gold (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

On Halloween night 2004, Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara were brutally murdered in their Napa, California home. The killer was not seen by their downstairs roommate, but he left his DNA ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, Arlene Allen, Mark Boessenecker, Eric Copple

Votes: 77

66. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Pressed for Crime (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

A killer drives off in his victim's car after the crime. Forensic scientists match an iron found in the car to some broken pieces of plastic found near the victim's body.

Stars: Peter Thomas, Heather Stigliano, Susan Wright, Victor Stigliano

Votes: 74

67. Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2012)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance

Bad Frank's raids force the besieged Hatfields deeper into the mountains; the impulsive Johnse sets his sights on another McCoy woman; the ruthless Nancy McCoy spies on the Hatfields; and ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger

Votes: 654

68. First Blood (2022– )
Episode: Robert Hansen: The Butcher Baker (2022)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History

Between 1971 and 1983, Robert Hansen abducted, raped and murdered at least seventeen women in and around Anchorage, Alaska. He was arrested and convicted in 1983, and was sentenced to 461 ... See full summary »

Director: David Bispham | Stars: James McCann, Larry Bivins, Brenda Lee Fowler, William Shaw

Votes: 10

69. First Blood (2022– )
Episode: Ed Kemper: The Co-ed Killer (2022)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History

The articulate and boastful killer is remembered for terrifying the coastal town of Santa Cruz, where he picked up and dismembered hitchhiking college students in the early 1970s.

Director: David Bispham | Stars: Tom Honig, Terry Medina, Dary Matera, Jimi Chartrand

Votes: 13

70. First Blood (2022– )
Episode: Sheila LaBarre: Sheila the Peeler (2022)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History

In Epping, New Hampshire, everyone knows Sheila LaBarre as an eccentric widow who loves her rabbits. In truth, her turbulent childhood in Alabama and a coma-induced vision all send Sheila on a warped mission to kill.

Director: David Bispham | Stars: Carolynn Countie, Jodie Kimball Anderson, Lynn Noojin, Mark E. Safarik

Votes: 12

71. First Blood (2022– )
Episode: Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer (2022)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History

Serial killer Arthur Shawcross might have been known for killing women around Rochester, New York but his first murder was years earlier and the culmination of years of dark fantasies.

Stars: Charles Siragusa, Lynde Johnston, Vanessa Tyler, Maggie Deming

Votes: 8

72. First Blood (2022– )
Episode: Ronald Dominique: The Bayou Strangler (2022)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History

Growing up gay and effeminate in the hyper masculine Bayou was tough on Ronald Dominique. An inability to connect and a jail sexual assault would cement his decision to ultimately kill his first victim, following years of senseless murder.

Stars: Renee Kinler, Sam Zinna, Stephanie Babin Britt, Khadija Monk

Votes: 10

73. Gangsters: America's Most Evil (2012– )
Episode: The Ultimate Outlaw: Harry 'Taco' Bowman (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Bowman, as international president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, ordered kidnappings, firebombings, assaults and murders. He joined another exclusive club in 1997, the "FBI Ten Most ... See full summary »

Stars: Mickey Powers, Mike Lynn, Steve Cook, Tim Donovan

Votes: 22

74. Dangerous Persuasions (2013–2015)
Episode: American Nightmare (2013)

Documentary, Drama

"False Memories, Real Evil" Susan Hamlin's husband has manipulated her into believing that her own father molested her, that she has harmed her own children and is plotting to kill him.

Director: Russell Eatough | Stars: Krista Bridges, Jason Weinberg, Jacob Switzer, Nicholas Bode

Votes: 7

75. Feli from Germany (2018– )
Episode: These Nazi Laws Still Exist TODAY! (2024)

18 min | Documentary

When the German republic was established in 1949 a new constitution with new laws was adopted. But a few laws are hold overs from the Nazi years.

Star: Felicia Hofner

76. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode: John Gotti (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The story of ambitious American mobster John Gotti, who became the boss of the Gambino family by ordering the death of the group's former head. He earned the nickname `Teflon Don' after three acquittals.

Director: Ned Parker | Stars: Ronald Goldstock, James Kallstrom, Selwyn Raab, Bruce Mouw

Votes: 7

77. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: 3 Jahre Lebenslänglich (2017)

Crime, Drama

A prisoner, Robert Keil has been found dead in the laundry area of the prison of Munich.He was killed by a hit on his head.Robert Keil has been condemned to 10 years of jail for assault and... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kreindl | Stars: Jan-Gregor Kremp, Stephanie Stumph, Ludwig Blochberger, Francis Fulton-Smith

Votes: 11

78. Occult Crimes (2015–2019)
Episode: Natasha - Ah Satan (2015)

43 min | Crime

Natasha is a bipolar teen with an interest in the occult who was bullied for being different. She pleaded guilty to the carjacking, kidnapping, and murder of a religious family with five of her friends aged 14-20.

Director: Eric Santerre | Stars: Kim Handysides, John Huffine, Gina Stafford, Madonna Wallen

Votes: 15

79. Bizarre Murders (2018– )
Episode: Mistaken Identity (2018)

60 min | Crime

A man hires a killer to bump off his wife, Jane Martin, but instead, he kills another woman with the exact same name.

Director: Brian Testa | Stars: Steve Moore, Mark La Pointe, James Killebrew, Loren Vea

Votes: 15

80. Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.9 (2018)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Jeremy and Sasha examine a gang-related murder in Clapham Common in 1953 that left one teenager dead and another one facing the hangman's noose.

Director: Simon Cooper | Stars: Tony Hirst, Jeremy Dein, Sasha Wass, David Radford

Votes: 6