Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ex-partner"

1. The Equalizer 2 (2018)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean

Votes: 199,815 | Gross: $102.08M

2. The Commuter (I) (2018)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

An insurance salesman/ex-cop is caught up in a life-threatening conspiracy during his daily commute home.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks

Votes: 125,826 | Gross: $36.34M

3. Max Payne (2008)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris

Votes: 130,350 | Gross: $40.69M

4. 16 Blocks (2006)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern

Votes: 134,971 | Gross: $36.90M

5. Another Self (2022– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Romance

Three close friends set off on a journey to Ayvalik and then to their reshaped future.

Stars: Tuba Büyüküstün, Seda Bakan, Boncuk Yilmaz, Murat Boz

Votes: 11,006

6. Hollywoodland (2006)

R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins

Votes: 36,032 | Gross: $14.42M

7. Terriers (2010)

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business.

Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 11,280

8. The Killer Elite (1975)

PG | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins

Votes: 7,283

9. The Duchess (2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A single mom tries to raise her daughter in London while wondering if she should have another kid.

Stars: Katherine Ryan, Rory Keenan, Katy Byrne, Steen Raskopoulos

Votes: 6,079

10. Until Death (2007)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.

Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Rea, Selina Giles, Mark Dymond

Votes: 10,398

11. A Mother's Worst Fear (2018 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Thriller

When her daughter is abducted with no demand for ransom, an ex-hostage negotiator will do anything to find her.

Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Katrina Begin, Joey Lawrence, Lily Delamere, David Chokachi

Votes: 237

12. The Price of Fear (1956)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The co-owner of a dog track is framed for two crimes: the shotgun killing of his ex-partner and the hit-and-run death of an elderly man.

Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Merle Oberon, Lex Barker, Charles Drake, Gia Scala

Votes: 701

13. A Christmas Carol (1910)

Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

Based on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits.

Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Charles Kent, Ashley Miller | Stars: Marc McDermott, Charles Ogle, William Bechtel, Viola Dana

Votes: 829

14. Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974 TV Movie)

100 min | Crime, Drama

An ex-cop protects his ex-partner's supermodel daughter when she becomes the target of an obsessed psychopath who kills the men intimately involved with her.

Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: David Janssen, Jodie Foster, Andrea Marcovicci, John Anderson

Votes: 309

15. The Wandering Soul Murders (2001 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Widowed Joanne Kilbourn is an ex-police officer turned criminology professor. Her husband Ian was the Ontario provincial Attorney General when he was murdered, the murder never solved. Her ... See full summary »

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Wendy Crewson, Victor Garber, Robin Dunne, Thure Riefenstein

Votes: 149

16. Nun (2017)

80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A troubled nun attempts to confront the haunts of her past by visiting an old flame in a distant city.

Director: Chad Dossett | Stars: Julianna Robinson, William McNamara, Kirsten Roeters, Benjamin Alan

Votes: 516

17. Policenauts (1994 Video Game)

Action, Crime, Mystery

Johnathan Ingram is one of "policenauts" assigned the task of upholding the law on a space station called "Beyond Coast". Ingram was lost in the space after an accident left himn out of ... See full summary »

Directors: Hideo Kojima, Hideki Tonokatsu | Stars: Hideyuki Tanaka, Shôzô Îzuka, Kikuko Inoue, Osamu Saka

Votes: 157

18. Whirlpool (1959)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

On the run from her murderous wartime partner in crime Hermann, Lora hides on a Rhine barge captained by heroic Rolf. The crew of three, Georg, Dina and Braun, quickly accepts her. But, both Hermann and the police are on her trail.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Juliette Gréco, O.W. Fischer, Muriel Pavlow, Marius Goring

Votes: 112

19. State Penitentiary (1950)

Passed | 66 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Roger Manners (Warner Baxter), a former aircraft manufacturer is wrongly accused and convicted of embezzlement of $400,000 and is given a long prison sentence. There he must decide rather ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Warner Baxter, Onslow Stevens, Karin Booth, Robert Shayne

Votes: 85

20. West of Her (2016)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance

Two alienated young strangers participate in a mysterious guerilla street project, traveling the country in search of connection and answers to life's most haunting questions.

Director: Ethan Warren | Stars: Ryan Caraway, Kelsey Siepser, Halli Herzog, Cord Nash

Votes: 238

21. Deadly Discovery (1992 Video)

85 min | Action

Two of the gang escapes but the other four are shot dead by a cop who is then ordered by the D. A. to go on vacation. A result is a visit to his former partner, who now pilots small planes.

Director: Tom Barker | Stars: Walter Baziak, Kerol Rae, Jack Rooney, Steve Russell

Votes: 55

22. Partners/Storytime (2001 Video)

67 min | Adventure

Oz convinces Cassidy to help him to reclaim millions of dollars owed to him by his former partner. Cassidy kidnaps the former partner and forces her to reveal the password to the bank ... See full summary »

Director: Oz McGee | Stars: Cassidy Lawless, Lana Wilson, Sara Blade, Oz McGee

23. The Adventures of Champion (1955–1956)
Episode: Bad Men of the Valley (1956)

Not Rated | 26 min | Western

An ex-convict trying to go straight and his pretty wife buy the ranch next to the North's. He has a chance meeting with his former gang members who threaten his wife if he doesn't cooperate... See full summary »

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Champion, Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Blaze

Votes: 10

24. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: You'll Die Laughing (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A comedian becomes obsessed with his fatal destiny.

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Newley, Gary Blumsack, Lorraine Landry

Votes: 86

25. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Gershwin's Trunk (1987)

Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Frantic to deliver a hit musical, conniving Broadway composer Jo-Jo Gillespie contacts the spirit of George Gershwin through psychic Sister Teresa, and makes marvelous music from beyond the... See full summary »

Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Bob Balaban, Lainie Kazan, John McCook, Dana Gladstone

Votes: 192

26. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner (1997)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Phoebe is reunited with her former singing partner. Chandler dates a woman with a prosthetic leg. Ross goes to a fashion lecture with Rachel when he hears she is going with Mark.

Director: Robby Benson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 5,174

27. Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode: Past Imperfect (1976)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-con gets out of prison and looks up his old girlfriend, intent on getting his hands on his old suitcase, which he says contains $300,000. Harry is hired to find the suitcase, as well as to protect the woman in the middle of it all.

Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Susan Strasberg, Tim McIntire

Votes: 40

28. Hudson's Bay (1959– )
Episode: Partners

26 min | Adventure, Family, Western

A violent outlaw (Jingo) shows up at the fort. Pierre Falcon recognizes him immediately to be his former partner Jingo, who he thought was dead. Falcon reminisces about being partners with ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Barry Nelson, George Tobias, Earl Parker

29. Man Without a Gun (1957–1959)
Episode: Buried Treasure (1958)

30 min | Western

When a prisoner in the territorial penitentiary dies, his personal effects are sent to his cousin, the former editor of a Yellowstone newspaper. Because the former editor is also deceased ... See full summary »

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Rex Reason, Mort Mills, Robert J. Wilke, Leonard Bell

30. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Better Living Through Chemistry (1986)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs' attempts to stop synthetic cocaine of the highest purity from hitting the streets are threatened by his ex-NYPD-partner, whose career was destroyed by Tubbs' testimony regarding a confused shooting.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 399

31. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: Murder at the Convention (1961)

60 min | Crime, Drama

When a sleazy detective is killed at a private investigator's convention in Miami, there is little regret shown among the two hundred attendees. Nevertheless the private eyes quickly embark... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan

Votes: 11

32. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Terms of Estrangement (1994)

Crime, Drama, Family

Kimberly is kidnapped and held captive by unstable Rick Jennings, a man from sheriff Brock's past who wants revenge for what Jimmy did to him. A psychological game between the two begins.

Director: Andre R. Guttfreund | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 68

33. Sex and the City (1998–2004)
Episode: Ex and the City (1999)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three of the girls deal with loved ones from their past. For Carrie it's trying to become just good friends again with Mr. Big, who now is with Natasha and even tells her they are already ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Patrick King | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon

Votes: 964

34. Stroker and Hoop (2004–2005)
Episode: I Saw Stroker Killing Santa (2005)

TV-MA | Animation, Comedy

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Directors: Robert Marianetti, David Wachtenheim | Stars: Jon Glaser, Timothy 'Speed' Levitch, Paul Christie, Mary Birdsong

Votes: 15

35. Prodigal Son (2019–2021)
Episode: Silent Night (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Knowing that the Junkyard Killer operated with his father, Malcolm defies the FBI and continues his investigation.

Director: Valerie Weiss | Stars: Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau

Votes: 814

36. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode: Burden of Truth (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Intelligence searches for the dealer who caused multiple overdoses and is connected to Roman's missing sister. The case becomes a homicide investigation when they find the dealer's dead body.

Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Jason Beghe, Jesse Lee Soffer, Tracy Spiridakos, Marina Squerciati

Votes: 429

37. Judge Rinder (2014– )
Episode: Episode #8.13 (2020)

46 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

John is reclaiming a loan he made to his friend to help with the costs of buying a new home. Jill is claiming the court maximum of 5,000 pounds from her former partner for a loan she made to help him buy a car.

Director: Matt Woodward | Stars: Robert Rinder, Charles Foster

38. Countdown to Murder (2013– )
Episode: Janet Scott: Date With A Killer (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Crime

The final documentary in the third series looks at the case of Janet Scott, who was murdered by her former partner, Simon Mellors - a man who had been hiding a dark and violent secret from his past.

Directors: Joe Lister, Simon Gilchrist | Stars: Barbara Flynn, Asif Gillani, Adam Khedheri, Nathalie Riverside

39. My Lover, My Killer (2021– )
Episode: Thelma Purchase (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Crime

Thelma Purchase was Greg Baker's carer, confidante, even his lover. She was in the perfect position to cash in on his trust.

Stars: Will Hanrahan, Kelvin Amos, Christopher Hotten, Roberta Babb

Votes: 14

40. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #4.160 (2021)

95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Jeremy asks - Should Britain do more to help Afghanistan? Should all school meals be vegetarian? Should you ever get back with an ex? Plus, the Stories of the Day and Talking Telly.

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Jasmine Dotiwala, Lucy Beresford

41. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: To Love and Die in L.A. (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When Beckett's old training officer is killed, she takes off on a solo mission to find the killer. On the plane she runs into Castle who is flying out to the Heat Wave movie set. She lets him help her catch the killer.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Votes: 1,446

42. Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Episode: Exposed (2010)

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

After Dr. Foster's boyfriend is kidnapped, Dr. Lightman discovers that he is an undercover DEA agent who may have killed the father of his kidnapper in the line of duty.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund

Votes: 671

43. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Manifest Destiny (2010)

TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hank and Britt deal with the widening scope of the Lindus conspiracy as they try to avoid the rap for a murder they (technically) didn't commit.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 269

44. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Dog and Pony (2010)

TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Desperate for quick cash, Hank and Britt set out to capture escaped convict Mongo for a big chunk of reward money.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 285

45. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Fustercluck (2010)

TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Robert Lindus is back with an unusual request from jail: he wants Hank and Britt to steal a quarter of a million dollars from him.

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 257

46. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Pilot (2010)

TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A favor for an old drinking buddy leads Hank and Britt, small time private eyes, down a rabbit-hole of corruption in deceptively sunny Ocean Beach, California.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 382

47. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Missing Persons (2010)

TV-MA | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Hank and Britt help an amnesiac college student with the case of his missing identity.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 245

48. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Agua Caliente (2010)

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

Separated and in danger, Hank and Britt must both work with their ex-partners to make it out of some hot water south of the border.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 240

49. Jeff Lewis Live (2019– )
Episode: Jeff Unloads on Ex Gage Edward (2021)

Comedy, Talk-Show

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Stars: Donna Dannenfelser, Shane Douglas, Mercedes Javid, Jeff Lewis

50. The Hunt for Raoul Moat (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2023)

46 min | Crime, Drama, History

The fact-based crime drama begins with Samantha Stobbart striking up a new romance, but she is increasingly nervous about her abusive ex-partner Raoul Moat - who is about to be released from prison.

Director: Gareth Bryn | Stars: Angela Bain, Leah Baskaran, Matthew Bates, Joe Blakemore

Votes: 119